Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1/2/1990

Matthews v. State

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387 S.E.2d 258
300 S.C. 238
1990 S.C. LEXIS 11

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trafficking in marijuana, based solely on possession, is committed when a person knowingly possesses ten pounds or more of marijuana
vacating conviction and sentence for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute where defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and trafficking based on the same act
finding to determine whether the legislature intended multiple punishments under different statutes when the intent is not otherwise clear from the face of the statute or its legislative history, the test is whether each statute requires proof of a fact that the other does not
Possession of any amount of marijuana, coupled with sufficient indicia of intent to distribute, will support a conviction for possession with intent to distribute.

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Judges: Finney, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Toal

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