Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided June 30, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2012-207549; No. 5246PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

Jason Alan Johnson appeals his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine in an amount of twenty-eight grams or more, but less than one hundred grams. Johnson argues the circuit court erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence stemming from a warrant he alleges was obtained without probable cause after an illegal entry and warrantless search, and (2) ruling as a matter of law that all of the mixture that contained methamphetamine would count towards its weight, admitting such evidence, and ordering defense counsel not to argue that fact to the jury, which Johnson contends violated…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Maryland v. BuieSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. DobbinsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2017
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015

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