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STATE v. REID

No. 27407.

408 S.C. 461 (2014)

758 S.E.2d 904

The STATE, Respondent, v. Donta REID, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson , Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing , and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer E. Roberts , all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Deputy Public Defender Christopher D. Scalzo , of Greenville, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Public Defender Association.

Justice HEARN.

In this criminal appeal, Donta Reid challenges the trial court's failure to suppress his confession, arguing it was obtained in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. We disagree and find the facts of Reid's case fall within the purview of Montejo v. Louisiana, 556 U.S. 778, 129 S.Ct. 2079, 173 L.Ed.2d 955 (2009), in which the United States Supreme Court held a valid Miranda1 given waiver prior...

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