Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1979No. 12567PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNN, Justice.
Defendant William P. Smith appeals from his conviction in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit of possession of marijuana in violation of the Drugs and Substances Control Act embodied in SDCL 39-17. 1 We affirm.
On July 20, 1977, Smith was arrested by detectives of the Sioux Falls Police Department, and his truck and its contents were impounded. An affidavit was then executed for a search warrant for the impounded items. A search warrant was is sued within hours upon a finding of probable cause by a magistrate. The ensuing search resulted in the seizure of suspected…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klingler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. WellnerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. AdkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. GageSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. IversonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. JacksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
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