State v. Barroso

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

This is a state grand jury cocaine conspiracy case. Twenty-two individuals were indicted for trafficking in more than 400 grams. Eleven of the individuals were tried together; seven (including the four petitioners) were found guilty as charged, two were convicted of lesser offenses, and two were acquitted. The seven convicted of trafficking appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of six, and reversed that of the seventh. State v. Barroso, 320 S.C. 1, 462 S.E.2d 862 (Ct.App.1995). This Court granted certiorari to review one issue: Whether petitioners…