Noland v. State

Pope, Judge.

James Noland brings this appeal from his conviction of two counts of burglary. His sole enumeration of error on appeal challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. Held:

Although not without some conflict, the evidence of record shows that in December 1983 Deputy Sheriff Pifer of Orangeburg County, South Carolina was patrolling the Holiday Inn motel near Santee because of a rash of burglaries in the area. He observed appellant in the corridor of the motel and began surveillance of him because appellant was apparently just standing around, not unloading a car or…