STATE v. MOULTRIE

20794

271 S.C. 526 (1978)

248 S.E.2d 486

The STATE, Respondent, v. Walter Lee MOULTRIE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Patterson McWhirter, Lexington, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. Brian P. Gibbes and Sally G. Young, Columbia, and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, Lexington, for respondent.


October 25, 1978.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant Moultrie was convicted of burglary and murder and sentenced to two consecutive life terms. We affirm.

The critical issue is whether there was valid consent to search the house and the particular room in which appellant lived. Appellant shared a room with Hanna Evans at 914 Poplar Street in Cayce. Hanna's father, Robert Evans, owned the Poplar Street residence which was also occupied by several other children...

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