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STATE v. JIHAD

No. 25360.

347 S.C. 12 (2001)

553 S.E.2d 249

The STATE, Petitioner, v. Naim JIHAD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia; and Solicitor George M. Ducworth, of Anderson, for petitioner.

Kenneth W. Sheppard, of Peachtree City, Georgia; and Nancy Jo Thomason, of Anderson, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

We granted a writ of certiorari in this case1 and now address the sole issue whether driving a vehicle with a non-functioning brake light supports a traffic stop. We find it does and reverse.

FACTS

Fifteen pounds of marijuana were seized from respondent's car after a highway patrolman pulled him over for a broken brake light. Respondent was charged with trafficking...

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