Legal Opinion
State v. Forrester
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 16, 1999No. 2943PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEARN, Judge:
A jury convicted Burnella Forrester of trafficking in crack cocaine, and the trial judge sentenced Forrester to twenty-five years in prison and a $200,000 fine. Forrester appeals. • We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Officer Allen Rhodes of the Florence County Police Department testified that on August 13, 1995, he was monitoring the Amtrak train station in Florence as part of his duties on the Florence Interdiction Strike Team. Rhodes reached the train station at approximately 10:05 p.m., shortly after the arrival of a train which originated in Miami, Florida.
As Rhodes drove…
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- State v. AustinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1991
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3Cited by2 opinions
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