LANIER v. SOUTH CAROLINA

No. 85-5260.

474 U.S. 25 (1985)

LANIER v. SOUTH CAROLINA

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 4, 1985


PER CURIAM.

The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted.

Petitioner was convicted of armed robbery. He contends that his confession should have been suppressed because it was the product of an illegal arrest. The South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's rejection of his motion to suppress the confession:

"Assuming, without deciding, that Lanier's arrest was...

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