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State v. DarbyState v. Darby

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Mar 13, 1989
22988
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Per Curiam:

Appellant was convicted of murder for the shooting ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍death of his ex-wife. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

Appellant contests the trial judge’s ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍refusal to suppress evidence seized from his automobile pursuant to an inventory search. We decline to ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍rule on the validity of the search. We hold any error harmless beyond a reasonable doubt ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍in view of the overwhelming evidence of appellant’s guilt. State v. Gathers, 295 S. C. 476, 369 S. E. ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍(2d) 140 (1988).

Accordingly, the judgment of the circuit court is

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Darby
Court Name: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Date Published: Mar 13, 1989
Citations: 377 S.E.2d 340; 297 S.C. 459; 1989 S.C. LEXIS 30; 22988
Docket Number: 22988
Court Abbreviation: S.C.
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