State v. Lollis

TOAL, Chief Justice:

On May 10, 2000, this Court granted Harry Wesley Lollis’ (“Lollis”) petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision in State v. Lollis, Op. No. 99-UP-488 (S.C. Ct.App. filed September 29, 1999). We reverse.

Facts/Procedural Background

On February 19, 1998, at 9:05 a.m.,the Liberty Fire Department responded to a fire at Lollis’ mobile home. Later that day, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (“SLED”) Arson Hotline received an anonymous tip concerning the fire. David Tafaoa (“Agent Tafaoa”), a SLED arson investigator, investigated the tip and…