State v. Raffaldt

Waller, Justice:

Appellant, Gene Raffaldt (Raffaldt), was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and was sentenced to twenty-five years and fined $50,000. We affirm.

FACTS

The State Grand Jury indicted Raffaldt for trafficking in cocaine, alleging that he, along with Jesus Jiminez, William Kelly, Richard Smith, Michael Hayes, and Edward Burchett, conspired to bring one hundred grams or more of cocaine into the state from December of 1989 to March 14,1991.

At trial, Jiminez testified that he would transport cocaine from New York to various locations in South Carolina, where he would sell it to…