State v. Smith

Chandler, Justice:

Appellant Reginald Smith was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty-one years imprisonment.

We remand.

FACTS/DISCUSSION

Smith was indicted for the armed robbery of a Master Host Inn in Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to trial, Smith moved to suppress from evidence a knife, allegedly used in the robbery, which was seized from his motel room pursuant to a search warrant. The affidavit supporting the warrant states:

That on May 12th at approximately 11:45 p.m. Reginald Jerome Smith went into the Master Inn located at 1468 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, S. C. and he then…