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STATE v. SWEET

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270 S.C. 97 (1978)

240 S.E.2d 648

The STATE, Respondent, v. James E. SWEET, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Costa M. Pleicones, of Columbia,for Appellant.

Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Brian P. Gibbes and Richard P. Wilson, Asst. Attys. Gen., and James C. Anders, Sol., of Columbia, for Respondent.

January 16, 1978.

LEWIS, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of rape and received a sentence of thirty-five (35) years. His sole ground of appeal is that the trial judge erred in excluding certain testimony as hearsay.

The prosecutrix testified that on May 24, 1976 appellant accosted her on North Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina, thrust a knife to her side, and forced her into a secluded area where he raped her. Appellant admitted having...

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