Legal Opinion

State v. Workman

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 29, 1978No. 20824PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant Workman was convicted of possession of heroin, cocaine and marijuana and sentenced to four (4) years and three (3) months. He appealed to this Court on the basis that the trial judge refused to grant a motion to suppress evidence seized under a search warrant which was amended by sworn oral communication prior to execution. We affirm.

On June 3, 1977, police officers obtained a search warrant for apartment K-S Alladin Manor, naming William Workman as an occupant. Although a reliable informant had given the officers a specific description of the premises, and the description was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
  2. People v. TranthamAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  2. State v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. State v. WorkmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  4. State v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. State v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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