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STATE v. TUFFOUR

No. 3989.

364 S.C. 497 (2005)

613 S.E.2d 814

The STATE, Respondent, v. Kwasi Roosevelt TUFFOUR, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 9, 2005.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Carruth Link, of West Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for Respondent.

KITTREDGE, J.

Kwasi Roosevelt Tuffour was convicted and sentenced for trafficking in crack cocaine, 100 to 200 grams. Tuffour appeals claiming error in the admission at trial of prior bad act evidence, tape recordings, and impeachment evidence. We find the trial court erred in the admission of prior, unrelated alleged drug transactions under the common scheme or plan exception to State v. Lyle, 125 S.C. 406, 118 S.E. 803 (1923), and Rule 404(b), SCRE. Based...

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