State v. German

Summary

The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the felony DUI conviction, holding that while section 56‑5‑2946 is facially constitutional, its application to a warrantless blood draw was unconstitutional because it lacked a valid consent exception. Nevertheless, the evidence was admitted under the good‑faith exception to the exclusionary rule, so the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress was not erroneous.