Legal Opinion

State v. Burriss

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 20, 1984No. 22060PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Littlejohn, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of shoplifting in violation of South Carolina Code Section 16-13-110 (Cum. Supp. 1982). We affirm.

The Appellant has not made the evidence submitted to the trial court a part of the record but from argument of State’s counsel (which is printed) and which was not objected to it is apparent that there was evidence that the Appellant took a stack of cartons of Winston cigarettes from the shelves of a store where they were displayed and placed them in a dog food bag. He was then seen leaving the store. The bag had been ripped open and dumped of its dog…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. HiltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
  2. People in Matter of RmdSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
  3. State v. WellsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984

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