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State v. De La Cruz

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 18, 1990No. 23232PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Toal, Justice:

This appeal involves whether S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-370(e)(2)(c) (Cum. Supp. 1989), which concerns trafficking in more than 100 but less than 200 grams of cocaine, is constitutional.

FACTS

On January 17, 1989, one Willie Brooks was arrested in Richland County and charged with trafficking in cocaine, having in his possession at the time of his arrest a quantity of cocaine exceeding 200 grams. Arrested with Brooks was a thirteen year old juvenile, 1 apparently related to the appellant. Subsequent to his January 17, 1989 arrest, Brooks informed the police that he would take them to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  4. Ex Parte United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. Jones v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BurdetteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  3. Kerr v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  4. State v. StandardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  5. State v. ArchieCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996

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