Legal Opinion
State v. Taub
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 28, 1999No. 3019PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Justice:
On June 3, 1998, Michael Lee Taub pled guilty to a first offense of trafficking in cocaine in an amount less than 28 grams. Over the State’s objection, the trial court imposed a sentence of five years, suspended upon five years probation, and a fine of five thousand dollars. The trial court ordered that probation could be terminated upon payment of the fine. The State appeals, arguing the trial court had no authority to deviate below the minimum sentence of three years imprisonment and a twenty-five thousand dollar fine as prescribed by S.C.Code Annotated § 44-53-370(e)(2)…
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