State v. Dunbar

This matter is before the Court on both parties’ petitions for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Court of Appeals’ decision in State v. Dunbar, 354 S.C. 479, 581 S.E.2d 840 (2003). We deny respondent/petitioner’s (“Dunbar”) petition for certiorari and grant petitioner/respondent’s (“State”) petition for certiorari. We dispense with further briefing and vacate a portion of the Court of Appeals’ opinion because they reached unpreserved grounds in addressing the search warrant obtained in this case.

Factual/Procedurau Background

Investigators with the Lexington County Sheriffs Department…