Legal Opinion
State v. Foster
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 14, 1977No. 20512PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice:
James Allen Foster appeals from his conviction of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. The only issue on appeal is whether the heroin was obtained pursuant to an illegal search and seizure. We affirm.
The facts are briefly as follows. Three narcotics agents of the Spartanburg Police Department were staking out a motel room in Spartanburg on the night of February 5, 1976. The agents had an arrest warrant for the occupant of the room. It is inferable that a violation of the drug laws was charged in the arrest warrant although the record is not clear on this point.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. GilbertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
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- Atchley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- State v. BlassingameCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. BoswellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
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