In re Bazen

Harwell, Justice:

Barry Bazen appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution were violated and that the trial court erred by not suppressing the evidence from the search. We affirm the trial court.

On the night of April 20, 1979, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Department responded to a complaint of loud music from the Bazen residence. At trial the deputy testified that as he drove into the driveway, the headlights on his vehicle shone through the open doorway of the residence garage. Several young men ran from…