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STATE v. GROOME

No. 26510.

378 S.C. 615 (2008)

664 S.E.2d 460

The STATE, Appellant, v. Eston GROOME, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 30, 2008.

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, and Assistant Attorney General Julie M. Thames, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Mills Ariail, of Greenville, for Appellant.

J. Falkner Wilkes of Greenville, and James H. Price, III, of Price, Ashmore & Beasley, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES:

The State appeals a pre-trial circuit court order suppressing drugs found after respondent was stopped at a drivers' license checkpoint. We affirm.

FACTS

In response to civilian "crime stoppers" tips of speeding and drug activity, a "Directed Patrol Unit" set up a drivers' license checkpoint one evening in Greenville. A "Directed Patrol Unit" is a specialized crime suppression group; a K-9 team with a drug dog was assigned...

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