State v. Perez

Harwell, Chief Justice:

The Court of Appeals affirmed Raul Tagle Perez’s (Perez) convictions for conspiracy and trafficking in marijuana. State v. Perez, Op. No. 92-UP-026 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Jan. 22,1992). Perez contends that his convictions must be reversed because venue was not proper in Darlington County and because the police exceeded the scope of their warrantless search of his vehicle. We disagree and affirm.

I. FACTS

On December 13, 1989, a reliable informant told police that a middle-aged Mexican male named Raul was enroute to South Carolina from Texas to deliver an unknown but “large”…