State v. Jones

PLEICONES, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ holding in State v. Jones, 331 S.C. 228, 500 S.E.2d 499 (Ct.App.1998) that probable cause did not exist to issue a search warrant when the affidavit contained a false statement. We affirm.

ISSUE

Did the Court of Appeals err in holding that a magistrate did not have a substantial basis for finding probable cause to issue a search warrant even when an affiant substituted truthful oral information for false information he had intentionally included in the affidavit?

FACTS

The Drug Unit of the Florence Police Department received…