State v. Jenkins

The State appeals the court of appeals’ decision reversing the trial court’s finding that a search warrant for samples of Daniel Jenkins’s (Respondent) DNA was valid, and remanding for an evidentiary hearing regarding whether the State would have inevitably discovered Respondent’s DNA during the course of its investigation.1 State v. Jenkins, 398 S.C. 215, 727 S.E.2d 761 (Ct.App.2012). We reverse, and reinstate Respondent’s conviction for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (CSC-First).

Facts/Procedural Background

In 2006, H.M. (the victim) lived by herself in downtown Charleston, South…