State v. Laster

Littlejohn, Justice:

James Howard Laster was tried by a jury and found guilty of possessing marihuana, proscribed by § 32-1510.49 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (Cum. Supp. 1971). After the trial, he retained his present counsel for the purpose of this appeal, wherein the propriety of admitting certain tangible evidence is challenged on two separate grounds.

In the brief submitted on Laster’s behalf, it is frankly admitted that neither of the issues were submitted to the trial judge; in fact, the record reveals that when the State sought to introduce the now challenged evidence, trial…