State v. Dunlap

We granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that evidence of petitioner’s prior drug convictions were properly admitted at trial. State v. Dunlap, 346 S.C. 312, 550 S.E.2d 889 (Ct.App.2001). We affirm as modified, finding that Judge Shuler’s concurring opinion properly analyzed this case as one involving ‘door opening’ or ‘invited response.’. FACTS

Petitioner was convicted of distributing crack cocaine in 1999 and received a nineteen-year sentence and was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. His prior record included the following convictions:

1997: conspiracy to…