Legal Opinion

State v. Evans

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 25, 1996No. 24396PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

Waller, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in State v. Evans, 319 S.C. 320, 460 S.E. (2d) 578 (Ct. App. 1995). We reverse.

FACTS

Evans was indicted by the State Grand Jury for trafficking cocaine. The indictment read as follows:

TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-370(e)(2)(c)

That George Allen Evans . . . did in York County on November 14, 1991, knowingly sell or deliver to a confidential informant ... a quantity of cocaine ... in the amount of 140.94 grams, said activity having significance in more than…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. State v. GunnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  3. Browning v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
  4. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  5. State v. JacobsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
  2. Granger v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  3. Koon v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
  4. State v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  5. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000

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