State v. Johnson

Finney, Justice:

Appellant, Pearl Johnson, was convicted for distributing cocaine and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. We reverse and remand this case for a new trial.

On October 20, 1986, a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) narcotics agent and informant Gordon Banks visited Jelly’s Nightclub in Martin, South Carolina, to purchase drugs. While the SLED agent and Banks sat outside Jelly’s in a parked car, Banks summoned appellant to the vehicle to introduce her to the undercover agent. The agent and Banks informed appellant that they wished to purchase some crack before…