Legal Opinion

In the Interest of S.C. v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 19, 1991No. 90-CA-0621PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Justice,

for the court:

I

This appeal charges that we consider whether and under what circumstances our Constitution allows public school officials to search a student’s locker. The case arises in an ugly setting, all too familiar today, but still one that should not occur: a high school student has a gun at school.

We affirm the delinquency adjudication below and hold en route public school officials have authority to search a student’s locker without a warrant so long as they otherwise have reasonable grounds there: for.

II

• S.C. was born on August 22, 1973, and lives with his…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Cannaday v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. C.B. Ex Rel. Breeding v. DriscollCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  2. C. B. v. DriscollCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  3. State v. Angelia D.B.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Iowa · 2003
  5. Covington County v. GWMississippi Supreme Court · 2000

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