Legal Opinion
State v. Hewins
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 16, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2012-210306; No. 27415PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beatty
Erick Hewins appeals his conviction for possession of crack cocaine. Hewins contends the circuit court judge erred in ruling he was collaterally estopped from challenging the search of his vehicle, which precipitated the drug charge, because Hewins waived any challenge when he was convicted in municipal court of an open container violation resulting from the same search. We hold the conviction in municipal court had no preclusive effect on Hewins’s ability to litigate his motion to suppress in circuit court. Moreover, we find the drug evidence should have been suppressed because it was…
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