Supreme Court of South Carolina· 7/21/1986

State v. Brown

Citations

347 S.E.2d 882
289 S.C. 581
1986 S.C. LEXIS 415

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agreeing that police may be justified in conducting a protective sweep of a crime scene where the potential for danger exists
opining that \[t]he exigent circumstances doctrine is an exception to the Fourth Amendment's protection against searches conducted without prior approval by a judge or magistrate\
opining that “[t]he exigent circumstances doctrine is an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s protection against searches conducted without prior approval by a judge or magistrate”
finding that a protective sweep of a motel room was justified because it was reasonable to believe that concealed persons within the room might pose a danger
recognizing the exigent circumstances doctrine as an exception to the warrant requirement
recognizing the exigent circumstances doctrine as an exception to the warrant requirement

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Judges: Chandler, Ness, Gregory, Harwell, Finney

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