State v. Kirkpatrick

Jerry Kirkpatrick was convicted of trafficking in more than one hundred pounds of marijuana. He appeals several issues including the trial court’s denial of a pretrial motion to suppress evidence, denial of a motion to sever his trial, the court’s charge to the jury, and the denial of a posttrial motion for new trial. We affirm.

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At a pretrial motion hearing, evidence was presented that Jerry Kirkpatrick rented two rooms at the Days Inn Motel in Gaffney, South Carolina, on May 27, 1991. He and another individual arrived at the motel with pickup truck and a U-Haul. Only Kirkpatrick came inside…