Brightman v. State

336 S.C. 348 (1999)

520 S.E.2d 614

Herman BRIGHTMAN, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

No. 24990.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Submitted March 16, 1999.

Decided August 23, 1999.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Teresa A. Knox, all of Columbia, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

Petitioner Herman Brightman was convicted of possession with intent to distribute (PWID) crack cocaine and sentenced to 12 years.[1] We granted petitioner…