Harden v. State

Appellant Harden pleaded guilty to distribution of marijuana to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was sentenced to nine years, suspended upon service of three years with five years probation, consecutive to a sentence previously .imposed. His motion for post-conviction relief was denied after a hearing. We affirm.

The significant question in this case is the interpretation to be accorded our decisions in State v. Cross, 270 S. C. 44, 240 S. E. (2d) 514 (1977) and Beaver v. State, 271 S. C. 381, 247 S. E. (2d) 448 (1978). Appellant asserts that he should be accorded a…