State v. Bryant

This case is before us on a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals reported at — S.C. —, 405 S.E. (2d) 423 (Ct. App. 1991), affirming petitioner’s convictions for distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within one-half mile of a school. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

Undercover SLED agent Teresa Woods testified she purchased a “forty-cent piece” or forty dollars’ worth of crack cocaine from petitioner on October 6,1988, as part of an ongoing drug operation in Lake City, South Carolina.

During cross-examination, Woods indicated she…