Legal Opinion

State v. Sullivan

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided December 2, 1976No. 20319PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ness, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and sentenced to five years imprisonment. At the outset the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the affidavit in support of the search warrant. We find no error and affirm.

The pertinent part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant contains the following language:

“Manager of apartments Anne Dyke saw a large quantity of plant material, plastic bags and small scales in this apartment and detected a strong odor peculiar to her.
“Anne Dyke is believable because she is known to deponent to be a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Baxter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. State v. DupreeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  3. State v. OwenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  4. State v. BowieCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
  5. State v. DriggersCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996

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