Legal Opinion
State v. Banda
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 11, 2006No. 26239PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice TOAL:
In this case, the trial court denied Appellant Martha Banda’s pre-trial motions to suppress evidence and an incriminating statement she gave to police. The trial court subsequently convicted Banda for trafficking in ten grams or more of methamphetamine and sentenced her to four years imprisonment.
Factual/Procedural Background
In February 2003, Banda, a citizen of Zimbabwe, 1 was a passenger in a car stopped by the City of Greenville (Green-ville) police for having stolen Georgia license tags. Earlier that evening, Greenville narcotics officers Detective Mark White (White)…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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