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· 1/17/2024

Applied Building Sciences v. SC Dept of Commerce

Syllabus

This Court certified this case pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. We affirm the circuit court and hold the $50,000 statutory limit on reimbursement of reestablishment expenses in condemnation proceedings set forth in S.C. Code Ann. section 28-11-30(4) (2007 & Supp. 2023) is constitutional.

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  • even where overbroad warrant is combined with overbroad search for documents, equitable application of exclusionary rule does not require suppression or return of all evidence seized
  • informant’s tip disclosed to Internal Revenue agents that dentist kept yellow sheets and green cards listing additional income; warrant authorizing seizure of many other types of records invalid
  • where “the government knew exactly what it needed and wanted” in search for particular type of record, a warrant seeking all types of records is prohibited
  • IRS agents knew specifically which records they sought, yet obtained general warrant to search

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