Opinion
Appellate Case No. 2013-000921 Unpublished Opinion No. 2015-UP-136
03-11-2015
The State, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Glenn McCoy, Appellant.
Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia; and Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo, of Greenwood, for Respondent.
THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR. Appeal From Newberry County
Frank R. Addy, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
AFFIRMED
Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia; and Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo, of Greenwood, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Rule 220(c), SCACR ("The appellate court may affirm any ruling, order, decision or judgment upon any ground(s) appearing in the Record on Appeal."); State v. Provet, 405 S.C. 101, 107, 747 S.E.2d 453, 456 (2013) ("South Carolina appellate courts review Fourth Amendment determinations under a clear error standard."); id. (stating under the clear error standard, the appellate court will affirm if any evidence supports the trial court's ruling); State v. Weaver, 374 S.C. 313, 320, 649 S.E.2d 479, 482 (2007) ("Pursuant to the automobile exception, if there is probable cause to search a vehicle, a warrant is not necessary so long as the search is based on facts that would justify the issuance of a warrant, even though a warrant has not been actually obtained."); State v. Bellamy, 336 S.C. 140, 143, 519 S.E.2d 347, 348 (1999) (stating probable cause to conduct a search exists when, based on the totality of the circumstances, "'there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place'" (quoting Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 238 (1983))). AFFIRMED. THOMAS, KONDUROS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.