STATE v. PICHARDO

No. 4036.

367 S.C. 84 (2005)

623 S.E.2d 840

The STATE, Appellant, v. Victor PICHARDO and Lorenzo Victoria Reyes, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 31, 2005.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 2006.


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, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Appellant.

Acting Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Respondent Victor Pichardo.

James G. Longtin, of Walterboro, for Respondent Lorenzo Victoria Reyes.


ANDERSON, J.:

Victor Pichardo and Lorenzo Victoria Reyes were indicted for trafficking in heroin. Prior to trial, Pichardo and Reyes made separate and identical motions to suppress drug evidence discovered in the search of Reyes' automobile. The circuit judge granted the motions. The State appeals the order suppressing the drug evidence. We affirm.

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