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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the inclusion of our report dated January 26, 2000
on the financial statements of Sun Bancshares, Inc., at December 31, 1999 and
for the period then ended, in the Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed by Sun
Bancshares, Inc., under the Securities Act of 1933 and the reference to us under
the caption "Experts" in the same Form SB-2 Registration Statement.


                                      /s/ Tourville, Simpson & Caskey, L.L.P.


Tourville, Simpson & Caskey, L.L.P.
Columbia, South Carolina
February 9, 2000