STATE v. 192 COIN-OP. VIDEO GAME MACH.

No. 25061.

338 S.C. 176 (2000)

525 S.E.2d 872

The STATE of South Carolina, Respondent, v. 192 COIN-OPERATED VIDEO GAME MACHINES, Said Machines Bearing Serial Numbers and I.D. Numbers Listed on the Attachment, Being the Property of Collins Entertainment Corporation Located at 1341 Rutherford Road and the Brandon Mill Storage Facility, Appellants. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Respondent, v. 23 Coin-Operated Video Game Machines, Said Machines Bearing Serial Numbers and I.D. Numbers Listed on the Attachment, Being the Property of Collins Entertainment Corporation Located at 1341 Rutherford Road and the Brandon Mill Storage Facility, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 7, 2000.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell D. Ghent, of Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, P.C., of Greenville; and O.W. Bannister, Jr., of Hill, Wyatt & Bannister, L.L.P., of Greenville, for appellants.

Solicitor Robert M. Ariail and Assistant Solicitor Mindy L. Hervey, of Greenville, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice:

Respondent South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) seized 192 and 23 illegal gambling machines from warehouses belonging to Collins Entertainment Corporation. Two magistrates found the machines to be illegal contraband under S.C.Code Ann. § 12-21-2710 (Supp.1998) and ordered them destroyed. The circuit court affirmed both destruction orders. We affirm.

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