Legal Opinion
State v. Simmons
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 27, 1992No. 23643PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gardner, Acting Justice:
Ora Simmons (Simmons) was convicted of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine and sentenced to five and fifteen years, respectively. We remand for an in camera hearing.
ISSUES
The issues of merit are whether the trial judge erred (1) in failing to hold an in camera hearing regarding the admissibility of the agent’s identification testimony and (2) in refusing to specifically charge the jury as to witness identification.
FACTS
On August 15, 1989, Ricky Crosby, an undercover narcotics agent, bought $20 of crack cocaine from two women at a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Watkins v. SowdersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. CashSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1972
3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. DyleTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
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- State v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- State v. LivermanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
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