STATE v. BURGESS

No. 4823.

393 S.C. 396 (2011)

712 S.E.2d 1

The STATE, Respondent, v. Lawrence BURGESS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe , Office of the Attorney General, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers , of Lexington, for Respondent.


FEW, C.J.

In Lawrence Burgess's appeal from his conviction for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, we consider the validity of a multijurisdictional narcotics enforcement agreement, the admissibility of an arresting officer's employment records, and the circumstances under which a trial judge must charge "mere presence." We find no error and affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

On March 2, 2006, officers on the Lexington County...

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