State v. Campbell

Toal, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of distribution of cocaine. He was sentenced to a fifteen year term of imprisonment, suspended upon the service of six years and five years probation. He asserts that the trial judge improperly commented on the evidence and testimony. We agree and reverse.

The testimony reflects that on September 12,1986, Campbell sold 11.08 grains of cocaine to an undercover agent and a confidential informant for the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Department. Campbell offered entrapment as a defense. Since there will be a new trial for reasons hereafter discussed, we refrain…