STATE v. CHEEKS

No. 27211.

401 S.C. 322 (2013)

737 S.E.2d 480

The STATE, Respondent, v. Derrick Lamar CHEEKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Falkner Wilkes , of Greenville, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , and Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney , all of Columbia, and Solicitor Barry Joe Barnette , of Spartanburg, for Respondent.


Justice PLEICONES:

Appellant was convicted of trafficking in crack cocaine in excess of 400 grams and possession of crack with intent to distribute within proximity to a school and received concurrent sentences of twenty-five years (trafficking) and ten years (proximity). On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in failing to find a search warrant fatally defective, and in giving an improper jury instruction.1 We find no merit in the...

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