Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 9, 1999No. 24984PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
In this criminal matter, Eric Nelson (“Defendant”) was convicted by a jury for driving under the influence. Defendant appeals his conviction.
Factual/Procedural Background
On April 17, 1996, Defendant was visiting a client in the Mjtrtle Beach area. Defendant testified that while he was speaking with his client outside of her house, his dog jumped out of the back -window of his Jeep Cherokee. Defendant’s dog was a full bred Weimaraner. A neighbor, Jeffrey Soles, testified that Defendant’s dog began running loose in his yard and garden. Soles asked Defendant if he would remove the dog from his…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Carl BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by19 opinions
- People v. RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. PichardoCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014
- State v. GordonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
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