Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 23, 1990No. 23246PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
Willie Lee Johnson was convicted of trafficking cocaine. On appeal, Johnson challenges the State’s use of its peremptory challenges, the validity of the search warrants and the refusal of the trial judge to declare a mistrial because of a juror’s communication with a third party. We affirm in part and remand in part.
FACTS
On Thursday, May 12,1988, an informant went to Johnson’s home between 11:00 p.m. and midnight. Shortly thereafter, the informant told South Carolina Law Enforcement agents that he had seen a large quantity of cocaine, cash and a gun in Johnson’s home. This…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by43 opinions
- People v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- State v. KelleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. HaiglerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Sumpter v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
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