Legal Opinion

State v. McKennedy

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 11, 2002No. 25415PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TOAL, Chief Justice.

William C. McKennedy 1 (“Appellant”) appeals his conviction for distribution of crack cocaine. We affirm Appellant’s conviction.

Factual/Procedural Background

Appellant was indicted by the Greenville County Grand Jury for distributing crack cocaine to an undercover officer. The police captured the March 17, 1998, sale on videotape. The case was set for trial on February 3,1999. Appellant had other charges pending, and he and his attorney initially believed he was going to be tried for a March 3, 1998, sale of drugs, also captured on video surveillance, at the February 3,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Samuel W. Swoopes v. Sam Sublett Grant Woods, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. Re Exhaustion of State Remedies in Criminal & Postconviction Relief CasesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. ColdenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
  2. State v. RavenellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2010
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  4. Charlie Don Robinson, III v. Warden Curtis EarleyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2026
  5. Henry v. KendallDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2021

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