Legal Opinion

State v. Thompson

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided January 31, 2005No. 3937PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtKittredge, J.

Nepolean Thompson appeals his convictions for drug related offenses, arguing evidence was seized under an invalid search warrant. The questions presented are (1) whether the warrant sufficiently described the person or things to be seized; (2) whether the warrant was issued based on stale information; and (3) whether the warrant authorized an unreasonable bodily intrusion. We affirm.

FACTS

Officer A.B. Phillips of the Blacksburg Police Department was assigned to the Cherokee County Metro Narcotics Task Force. In 2002, Phillips was investigating possible illegal drug activities involving…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. CheeksCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2012

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