State v. Rich

Harwell, Justice:

After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of second degree burglary, grand larceny, and failure to stop for a blue light in connection with a break-in at a Walterboro pharmacy. The judge sentenced appellant to fifteen years, ten years, and five years, respectively, the sentences to run consecutively.

Appellant contends that the inked impressions of a set of fingerprints were erroneously admitted into evidence because the proper foundation was never laid. We agree. At trial, Agent Parnell of the State Law Enforcement Division was qualified as an expert in the area of…