State v. McCombs
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
STILWELL, Judge:
John Lee McCombs appeals his conviction for driving under the influence on three grounds, all of which concern the law of corpus delicti. We affirm.
FACTS
On September 4, 1994, Sergeant James Thomasson of the York City Police Department was patrolling a residential area when he discovered what appeared to be a traffic accident. A truck was sitting crossways in a street, blocking the roadway. McCombs was standing outside the driver’s door and two injured passengers were in the truck. The driver’s seat was vacant. The truck appeared to have run off the road, up an embankment, and…
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