Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 9, 2013No. 27207PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
The State contests the court of appeals’ decision holding the police search and seizure of Syllester Taylor (Respondent) improper under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.1 We reverse.
Facts/Procedural History
On July 25, 2006, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Florence County Sheriffs Office received a dispatch regarding suspected drug activity. The anonymous call indicated that a black male on a bicycle appeared to be selling drugs in an area well known to law enforcement for its high incidence of crime and drug traffic. Sheriffs deputies responded to the call and, from…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
- State v. CardwellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2015
- State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2015
- State v. BashCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2015
- State v. AlstonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018
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