Legal Opinion

City of Easley v. Portman

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided July 21, 1997No. 2698PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOOLSBY, Judge.

In this driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors (DUI) case, which was prosecuted in the municipal court of the City of Easley, the appellant Steven Dale Portman ques*595tions whether the State established the corpus delicti of the offense so as to permit the admission into evidence of his statement to the investigating officer that he drove a motor vehicle and was drunk. The jury found Portman guilty. The circuit court affirmed his conviction. We do so as well.

As a result of a call received approximately thirteen minutes earlier, Officer Ron Winegard arrived at the…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
  2. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
  3. State v. SheppardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
  4. State v. TownsendCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  5. State v. KnoeflerUtah Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. ColoradoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. State v. McCombsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
  3. State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
  4. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2024
  5. City of Easley v. PortmanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997

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