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STATE v. RIVERA

No. 4598.

384 S.C. 356 (2009)

682 S.E.2d 307

The STATE, Appellant, v. William Javier RIVERA and Jose M. Medero, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 22, 2009.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 2009.

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, Senior Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Jay E. Hodge, of Cheraw, for Appellant.

Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Respondents.

GOOLSBY, A.J.:

The State appeals: (1) the trial court's finding William Javier Rivera and Jose M. Medero (collectively "Respondents") were unlawfully detained following a traffic stop, and (2) the trial court's holding that evidence seized during the detention was inadmissible. We affirm.1

FACTS

Police Sergeant David Lane stopped a vehicle driven by Rivera for "following too close." Lane approached the vehicle and asked...

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