Legal Opinion
State v. Sarvis
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 17, 1975No. 20066PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, Justice:
The State has appealed from an order of Associate Judge John T. Holt of the Civil and Criminal Court of Horry County reversing the conviction of respondent in Magistrate’s Court for driving under the influence of intoxicants on June 25, 1972, in violation of Section 46-343 of the 1962 Code of Laws. The State relied, partly, upon the results of a blood test for conviction. A warrant charging respondent with the offense was not served upon him until September 14, 1972 while he was being held on a separate charge of driving under the influence. He was subsequently tried and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Breithaupt v. AbramSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Benton Ex Rel. Benton v. PellumSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1957
- Wheeler v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
- State v. FosterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
- State v. SingletonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
- State v. SarvisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975