Legal Opinion
State v. Spears
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided May 31, 2017No. Appellate Case No. 2015-000390; Opinion No. 5489PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KONDUROS, J.:
Eric Terrell Spears appeals his conviction and sentence for trafficking crack cocaine between ten and twenty-eight grams. He argues the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress drug evidence because he was seized within the *367meaning of the Fourth Amendment and law enforcement lacked a reasonable suspicion he was involved in criminal activity. We reverse.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On March 29, 2012, agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) working with the Lexington County Sheriffs Office received a tip that one or two black males being investigated by the DEA were…
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