A search or seizure without a warrant is unreasonable unless it falls under an exception to the warrant requirement.[1]
There are at least seven exceptions to the warrant requirement:[2]
1. Search incident to arrest;
2. Hot pursuit;
3. Stop and frisk;
4. Automobile;
5. Plain view;
6. Consent; and
7. Abandonment
The State has the burden of proof when claiming that an exception applies.[3]
[1] State v. Gamble, 405 S.C. 409 (2013) [2] Id. at 416. [3] Id.