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STATE v. GOVERNOR

No. 3925.

362 S.C. 609 (2005)

608 S.E.2d 474

The STATE, Appellant, v. Michael T. GOVERNOR, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided January 24, 2005.

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 Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington of Charleston, for Appellant.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Respondent.

STILWELL, J.

The State appeals the trial court's suppression of seized drugs the State intended to admit in this drug prosecution. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

On Friday, June 7, 2002, South Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers Anthony Bokern and Marty Housand arrested Michael Governor for open container and trafficking crack cocaine. Governor was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a window tint violation. While...

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