The State, Respondent v. David Wilkins Ross, Appellant.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the automatic, mandatory electronic‑monitoring provision of S.C. Code §23‑3‑540(E) is an unreasonable search unless the court first conducts an individualized Fourth Amendment reasonableness inquiry. Accordingly, the circuit court’s order imposing lifetime electronic monitoring on Ross was reversed and the matter remanded for such an inquiry.