Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided September 9, 2002No. 3550PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHULER, J.:
The State appeals the trial court’s ruling suppressing twenty-five pounds of marijuana found in Donovan Williams’ possession as the product of an illegal search. We affirm.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On Sunday April 4, 1999, Officer Robert Blajszczak of the Moncks Corner Police Department was conducting stationary radar on Highway 52 in Berkeley County. Around 9:00 a.m. he received a “be on the lookout” dispatch involving a “green on tan” Ford Explorer allegedly being operated without the owner’s consent. Soon afterward Blajszczak spotted a similar Explorer and followed it.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by24 opinions
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