Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided July 22, 2009No. 4598PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOOLSBY, A.J.:
The State appeals: (1) the trial court’s finding William Javier Rivera and Jose M. Medero (collectively “Respondents”) were unlawfully detained following a traffic stop, and (2) the trial court’s holding that evidence seized during the detention was inadmissible. We affirm.1
FACTS
Police Sergeant David Lane stopped a vehicle driven by Rivera for “following too close.” Lane approached the vehicle and asked Rivera to produce his driver’s license and vehicle registration. Rivera handed Lane his driver’s license and a rental agreement for the vehicle:
Lane then asked Rivera to step out…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- State v. GasterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State v. ProvetCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011
- State v. CarmackCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2010
- State v. BruceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2013
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