State v. Winestock

Appellant Claude Winestock was convicted of violating Section 16-21-60(1) and (2), 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, and was sentenced to eighteen (18) months imprisonment.

The alleged error by which appellant seeks to have his conviction and sentence reversed is based on a purported colloquy between counsel and the trial judge that occurred after the jury returned its verdict. This colloquy is not included in the trial proceedings contained in the transcript of record. As a result of this omission, there is nothing before us against which we can measure the validity of appellant’s…