STATE v. ODOM

No. 26624.

382 S.C. 144 (2009)

676 S.E.2d 124

The STATE, Appellant, v. Anthony Clark ODOM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 30, 2009.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia, for Appellant.

Andrew J. Johnston, of Spartanburg, Jack B. Swerling of Columbia, and Katherine Carruth Link, of West Columbia, for Respondent.


Acting Justice MOORE:

This case involves questions as to the validity of criminal discovery orders obtained by the State under the federal PATRIOT Act for use in an online child predator sting.

Respondent Anthony Clark Odom (Respondent) allegedly communicated with a detective with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, who was posing as a thirteen-year-old girl, in online chat rooms. Respondent was charged with criminal solicitation of a minor. In pre-trial...

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