State v. Baucom

BURNETT, Justice: '

Petitioner asks' this Court to reverse an opinion of the Court of Appeals affirming the trial court’s decision to permit the State to use a pardoned offense to enhance the sentence for a subsequent offense. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

FACTS

In 1993, the South Carolina Board of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services issued petitioner a pardon for the following ten offenses:

11/25/81 Public Disorderly Conduct

7/28/82 Assault and Battery

7/28/83 Destruction of Property

8/30/84 Simple Possession of Marijuana

5/19/86 Public Disorderly Conduct

6/16/86 Driving Under the…