STATE v. SERRETTE

No. 4321.

375 S.C. 650 (2007)

654 S.E.2d 554

The STATE, Respondent v. Jerry Gerald SERRETTE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia; and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM:

Jerry Gerald Serrette appeals from his convictions for trafficking cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Serrette contends this court should remand for a reconstruction hearing because the record of his original trial was lost during the nearly eleven-year gap between conviction and sentencing due to his fugitive status. We dismiss.

FACTS

On October 12, 1994, Serrette was convicted in absentia for trafficking...

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