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State v. Provet

Citations

  • 706 S.E.2d 513
  • 391 S.C. 494
  • 2011 S.C. App. LEXIS 15

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding \the Fourth Amendment does not per se prohibit questions unrelated to the purpose of the traffic stop unless the unrelated questions unreasonably extend the traffic stop's duration\
  • stating detention beyond an initial stop is permissible when the detention has become a consensual encounter
  • \Lengthening the detention for further questioning beyond that related to the initial stop is acceptable [when] the officer has an objectively reasonable and articulable suspicion illegal activity has occurred or is occurring . . . .\
  • \Warrantless searches and seizures are reasonable within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when conducted under the authority of voluntary consent.\
  • “In determining whether reasonable suspicion exists, the [circuit] court must consider the totality of the circumstances.”

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Judges: Williams, Huff, Short

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