Browse 7 fourth amendment search and seizure cases decided by South Carolina Supreme Court. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
SC Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
In the Matter of Travis W. White, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the trial court's dec...
WI Supreme Court: "Plain Feel" Doctrine Applies to Drug Possession Case
State v. John Joseph Erb, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin affirmed the conviction of John Joseph Erb f...
Denial of arbitration motion appealable under FAA, even if state law governs
Shannon P. Green v. Edward C. McGee, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a state court's denial of a m...
Good Faith Exception Rejected for Warrant Lacking Probable Cause
In the Matter of the David Mark Foster, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed the application of the "good faith exception"...
Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
In the Matter of the Matthew Gregg Miller, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Supreme Court: No-Knock Warrant Lacked Probable Cause
Russell Bauknight v. Adele Pope, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 16, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a "no-knock" warrant, executed by law e...
Exclusionary rule doesn't apply to knock-and-announce violations if warrant is untainted
In the Matter of Michael George Hostilo, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed the "good faith" exception to the exc...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 7 fourth amendment search and seizure cases from South Carolina Supreme Court. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 6, Reversed: 1.
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