Legal Opinion
State v. Cardwell
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 23, 2019No. Appellate Case No. 2015-002507; Opinion No. 27860PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEF JUSTICE BEATTY :
Sarah Cardwell ("Petitioner") appealed her convictions of two counts of unlawful conduct towards a child and two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, asserting the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress a video file taken from her laptop computer. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's denial of Petitioner's motion to suppress. State v. Cardwell , 414 S.C. 416, 778 S.E.2d 483 (Ct. App. 2015). We affirm as modified.
I. Factual and Procedural History
Computer technician David Marsh was repairing Petitioner's laptop when Chief Ron…
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