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State v. Brockman

Citations

  • 528 S.E.2d 661
  • 339 S.C. 57
  • 2000 S.C. LEXIS 41

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that suppression is not warranted if officers had an erroneous but reasonable belief of authority to consent
  • holding that in an appeal from a motion to suppress on Fourth Amendment grounds, the appellate court would apply a deferential standard of review and “affirm if there is any evidence to support the ruling”
  • stating that a private search is a question of fact and the trial court’s ruling will be reversed only if there is clear error
  • stating that a private search is a question of fact and the trial court's ruling will be reversed only if there is clear error
  • applying a “clearly erroneous” standard of review in determining whether trial judge properly held defendant consented to search
  • noting a private search is a question of fact and the trial court’s ruling will be reversed only if there is clear error

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Judges: Toal, Finney, Moore, Waller, Burnett

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