Legal Opinion

State v. Odom

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 30, 2009No. 26624PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Acting Justice MOORE:

This case involves questions as to the validity of criminal discovery orders obtained by the State under the federal PATRIOT Act for use in an online child predator sting.

Respondent Anthony Clark Odom (Respondent) allegedly communicated with a detective with the Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office, who was posing as a thirteen-year-old girl, in online chat rooms. Respondent was charged with criminal solicitation of a minor. In pre-trial hearings, the circuit court found that the Attorney General’s office failed to comply with South Carolina law in procuring criminal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. AmersonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  2. State v. McKnightSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
  3. State v. CarterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
  4. Robert Peterson v. National Telecommunications and Information Administration United States Department of Commerce Michael D. Gallagher, in His Capacity as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Carlos E. Gutierrez, in His Capacity as Secretary of Commerce Neustar, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Amicus Supporting Robert Peterson v. National Telecommunications and Information Administration United States Department of Commerce Michael D. Gallagher, in His Capacity as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Carlos E. Gutierrez, in His Capacity as Secretary of Commerce Neustar, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Amicus SupportingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
  5. State v. HuntleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. IsaacSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2013
  2. State v. OdomSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
  3. State v. SawyerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2013
  4. State v. OdomSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
  5. State v. SawyerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014

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