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STATE v. BANDA

No. 26239.

371 S.C. 245 (2006)

639 S.E.2d 36

The STATE, Respondent, v. Martha BANDA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 11, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL:

In this case, the trial court denied Appellant Martha Banda's pre-trial motions to suppress evidence and an incriminating statement she gave to police. The trial court subsequently convicted Banda for trafficking in ten grams or more of methamphetamine and sentenced her to four years imprisonment.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In February 2003, Banda, a citizen of Zimbabwe,

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