J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II, of Conway, for Respondent.

Rickey Mazique appeals from his conviction for armed robbery, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) not conducting a timely and adequate inquiry as to his motion for the appointment of substitute counsel; (2) denying him the right to self-representation at a critical stage of the proceedings; (3) allowing the State to take advantage of him with its prejudicial and inflammatory comments to the jury; (4) denying his request to require the State to offer the entire audio of his police interview; (5) refusing to require the State to provide him a copy of the officer's handwritten notes for cross-examination; (6) denying him the right to effective cross-examination of officers; and (7) refusing to allow him to cross-examine a witness about any pending charges to examine for bias, motive, etc.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Ryan P. Deleston appeals his convictions for murder, attempted armed robbery, possession of a handgun with an obliterated serial number, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Deleston contends the trial court erred in (1) refusing to allow him to cross-examine witnesses regarding an armed robbery that occurred two weeks prior to this crime; and (2) instructing the jury that a trial was "a search for the truth in an effort to make sure that justice is done."

Scott A. Elliott, of Elliott & Elliott, P. A., of Columbia, for Appellant. Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund. Kenneth Emanuel Berger of The Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC, of Columbia, SC for Respondent Coley Brown

East Richland County Public Service District appeals the circuit court's order granting summary judgment to the South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund, arguing the circuit court erred in concluding (1) the exclusion provision relied upon by the Fund did not conflict with the statutory provisions governing the South Carolina Tort Claims Act, and (2) the Fund had no duty to defend or indemnify the District.

James Stephen Welch of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Anderson, for Appellant. Jordan Christopher Calloway of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. James D. Nance of Nance, McCants & Massey, of Aiken, for Respondent. Andrew F. Lindemann of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this medical malpractice action, Cecelia Jackson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of William Peterson, argues the trial court erred in: (1) granting Edgefield Medical Clinic's motion for a directed verdict, and (2) denying her motion for a new trial nisi additur.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

David Judson Penn appeals his conviction of murder and grand larceny asserting the trial court erred in four ways. First, Penn argues the trial court erroneously instructed the jury "an overt threatening act" against the defendant was required to reduce murder to voluntary manslaughter. Further, Penn contends the trial court erred by instructing the jury that words alone can never be enough to constitute legal provocation. Penn also maintains the court erred by refusing to charge the jury on examples of legal provocations as cited in State v. Gallman. Finally, Penn asserts the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on circumstantial evidence using the supreme court's language from State v. Logan.

Richard B. Ness, Norma Anne Turner Jett, Alison Dennis Hood, and Adam Christopher Ness, all of Ness & Jett, LLC, of Bamberg, for Appellant. John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent. J. Christopher Wilson and Daniel W. Luginbill, both of Wilson & Luginbill, LLC, of Bamberg, for Respondent.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) appeals several evidentiary rulings of the circuit court in this negligence action wherein the plaintiff struck a fallen tree in the roadway. SCDOT argues the circuit court erred by admitting a still photo from Google Street View when the photo was not properly authenticated and by permitting publication of life expectancy tables when the plaintiff failed to produce meaningful evidenc of future damages. SCDOT further maintains the circuit court erroneously allowed the plaintiff to establish constructive notice by asserting more diligent inspection could have revealed the hazard and by excluding evidence of the plaintiff's criminal record when offered for impeachment purposes.

Steven W. Hamm and Jo Anne Wessinger Hill, both of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia, for Appellants. William H. Davidson, II, and Kenneth P. Woodington, both of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Protection and Advocacy for the People with Disabilities, Inc., et al. (Appellants), appeal the circuit court's grant of summary judgment for the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN), et al., arguing the court erred in: (1) finding Appellants did not have standing; (2) failing to consider the fundamental purpose of the Declaratory Judgment Act; (3) ruling on the issue of binding norms; and (4) finding SCDDSN is not required to promulgate regulations.

Robert T. Williams, Sr. and Benjamin Allen Stitely, both of Williams Hendrix Steigner & Brink, PA, of Lexington, for Appellants. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Vann Henry Gunter, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

AA Ace Bail by Frances and Palmetto Surety Corporation appeal the estreatment of an appearance recognizance bond issued to secure the release of Deangelo Mitchell pending trial. On appeal, they argue the estreatment was improper because the obligation under the bond was satisfied when Mitchell was produced for his bond revocation hearing. They further assert if the estreatment was proper, the amount of the estreatment was arbitrary and capricious.

Brown W. Johnson of Clarke Johnson Peterson & McLean, PA, of Florence, for Appellants. Gena Phillips Ervin of Orr Elmore & Ervin, LLC, of Florence, for Respondent.

In this partition action, Wilkins Byrd, Kay Larsen, John Klettner, Laura Bynum, Ann Crump, Robert Larsen, Joan Gary, John Stanton, Charles Stanton, Byrd Thompson, and unknown persons claiming an interest in the subject real property (collectively, Appellants) appeal the probate court's decision ordering the public sale of real property owned jointly by Appellants and E. Butler McDonald. On appeal, Appellants argue the probate court (1) lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the partition action, (2) erred in applying section 15-61-25(A) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2014) rather than section 62-3-911 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2014), (3) erred in finding Appellants failed to comply with the probate court's orders, (4) erred in holding that partition by allotment was not practical and in ordering a public sale, (5) erred in treating the percentages of ownership as personal property rather than as realty, and (6) erred in awarding reasonable attorney's fees and costs to McDonald.

D. Lawrence Kristinik, III, Michael J. Anzelmo, and Matthew A. Abee, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. David Andrew Maxfield of Dave Maxfield, Attorney, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent. John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Directory Assistants, Inc. appeals a trial court order granting Dennis Shay's motion for relief from enforcement of a Connecticut judgment under Rule 60(b), SCRCP. Directory Assistants argues the trial court erred because (1) the Full Faith and Credit Clause precluded relief under Rule 60(b); (2) the Connecticut judgment was final and not subject to collateral attack in South Carolina because Shay failed to properly contest the jurisdiction of the Connecticut court under Connecticut law; (3) res judicata barred the re-litigation of the same arguments in South Carolina that were previously rejected by the Connecticut court; and (4) Shay failed to introduce any evidence of a meritorious defense to support relief from judgment.

Charles L. Dibble of Dibble Law Offices, of Columbia, for Appellant. R. Bentz Kirby and Glenn Walters, Sr., both of Glenn Walters & Associates, PA, of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

In this family court action between Gwendolyn Sellers (Wife) and Cleveland Sellers, Jr. (Husband), Wife appeals the final order, arguing the court erred in (1) failing to order Husband to contribute to Wife's uninsured medical expenses; (2) denying Wife's post-trial motion for reconsideration; (3) awarding Wife only $4,000 per month in alimony when that amount caused a decrease in effective alimony based on other expenses Husband was required to pay under the pendente lite order; (4) sua sponte finding property was non-marital when the parties included the property as marital in their financial declarations; (5) disregarding Wife's testimony regarding attorney's fees; and (6) failing to defer ruling on the prayer for divorce.

Jared Matthew Pretulak and Robert Charles Rogers, both of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Appellant.. Latonya Dilligard Edwards of Dilligard Edwards, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

American Home Assurance Co. (carrier) appeals the trial court's order affirming the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission finding that the carrier was not entitled to reimbursement from the S.C. Second Injury Fund.

Charlton De Saussure, Jr. of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, of Charleston, for Appellant City of Charleston. Frances Isaac Cantwell, of Charleston, for Appellants City of Charleston and City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals. Wilbur E. Johnson of Young Clement Rivers, of Charleston, for Appellant Andrew Pinckney Inn. Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr. of Hellman Yates & Tisdale, PA, of Charleston, for Appellant Michael A. Malony. Capers G. Barr, III, of Barr Unger & McIntosh, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents.

In this zoning case, the City of Charleston (the City) and the City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals (the Board) (collectively "Appellants") appeal the circuit court's order reversing the Board's denial of Arkay, LLC's application for a special use exception to locate a carriage horse stable. Appellants contend the circuit court erred in (1) construing the special exception ordinance to describe a stable as a use rather than a physical structure, (2) relying on the law of horizontal property regime (HPR) as a means of satisfying the separation requirement, and (3) failing to reconcile and construe zoning and tourism ordinances in a consistent manner.

Robert M. Kunes, Andrew W. Chandler, and David Hudson Kunes, all of Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, PA, of Charleston, for Appellants. James B. Richardson, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent. Michael R. Daniel, of Elloree, for Respondent.

This appeal involves an action to construe a will. The appellants are two charities that the decedent named as beneficiaries. They argue the probate court and the circuit court erred in (1) failing to apply properly section 62-2-604 of the South Carolina Code (2009) and (2) essentially rewriting the will to avoid applying section 62-2-604.

James Blanding Holman, IV, and Christopher Kaltman DeScherer, both of Southern Environmental Law Center, of Charleston, for Appellants. Gudrun E. Thompson, pro hac vice, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for Appellants. Timika Shafeek-Horton, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Respondent Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. Frank Rogers Ellerbe, III, of Robinson McFadden & Moore, PC, of Columbia, for Respondent Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. Richard Lee Whitt of Austin & Rogers, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent Invenergy Therman Development, LLC. Len Sullivan Anthony, of North Myrtle Beach, for Respondent North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation. Jacquelyn Sue Dickman and Susan Annelle Lake, both of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Nanette Solveig Edwards, Jeffrey M. Nelson, Shannon Bowyer Hudson, and Florence P. Belser, all of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff.

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina granted a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation for construction and operation of a 750 megawatt combined cycle generating plant in Anderson. The South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy appeal the Commission's decision, arguing (1) the Commission erred by failing to consider or require a solar component for the plant, and (2) the Commission erred in finding the plant's environmental impact was justified.

Ariail Elizabeth King of Lewis Babcock L.L.P., of Columbia, for Appellant. James Mixon Griffin of Griffin - Davis, of Columbia ,for Appellant.. Monteith Powell Todd of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents. Travis Dayhuff of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Dr. Robert Randall appeals the circuit court's granting of summary judgment in favor of respondents Amisub of South Carolina, Inc., Nathaniel Edwards, and Richard Patterson as to the suspension of Randall's surgical privileges at Piedmont Medical Center. Randall argues the circuit court erred in finding (1) respondents are immune from liability under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, (2) respondents were not required to provide Randall with notice and a hearing before suspending his privileges, (3) the intra-corporate conspiracy doctrine protected the respondents from liability for civil conspiracy, and (4) respondents were not liable for defamation because they made true statements.

W. W. DesChamps, Jr. and William Wayne DesChamps, III, of DesChamps Law Firm, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Randall K. Mullins and Jarrod Elliott Ownbey, both of Mullins Law Firm, PA, of North Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

In this interpleader action, Rosemary Jenrette appeals the trial court's order awarding insurance proceeds to Horry County State Bank (the Bank). Jenrette argues the trial court erred in finding: (1) the existence of an equitable lien in favor of the Bank on the insurance proceeds; (2) she was bound by a covenant in the mortgage to insure the subject property; and (3) the assignment provision in the subject mortgage survived the cancellation of the mortgage.

Gregg E. Meyers of Jeff Anderson & Assoc. PA, of St. Paul, MN, for Appellant. William Harrell Foster, III of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, for Respondent. Allen Mattison Bogan of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent. Miles Edward Coleman of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent. Charles Franklin Turner, Jr. of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondent.

John Doe appeals the circuit court's decision to dismiss his action pursuant to Rules 3, 12(b)(1), and 12(b)(2), SCRCP, arguing the court failed to apply the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Jeffrey P. Dunlaevy of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon, Jr., all. of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Appellant, Tavish Dominique Yeargin, appeals his convictions for murder and grand larceny. Appellant argues the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on defense of others and involuntary manslaughter. Appellant also contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence letters written by Appellant to a witness concerning the witness's trial testimony. He asserts that the letters did not contain unlawful threats or solicit false testimony, nor were they received by the intended recipient; thus, their admission into evidence was unduly prejudicial.

Daniel J. Farnsworth, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Interim Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, and Assistant Attorney General Mary Williams Leddon, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Jason Randall Morgan appeals the circuit court's order awarding restitution, arguing the settlement of the initial civil action between Appellant and Victim as well as Victim's signing of a covenant not to execute bars restitution as a condition of Appellant's probationary sentence.

Spencer Andrew Syrett, of Columbia, for Appellants. Matthew Todd Carroll of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this declaratory judgment action, Appellants, three members of the Town Council of Chapin, seek review of the circuit court's order dismissing their complaint against Respondents, Mayor of the Town of Chapin and a fourth member of the Town Council, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. Appellants argue the circuit court erred in considering matters not alleged in the complaint without first converting the motion to dismiss to a summary judgment motion. Appellants also argue the circuit court erred in concluding that section 2.206(b) of the Chapin Town Ordinances applies to special meetings called by a majority of council members pursuant to section 2.202(3) of the Chapin Town Ordinances.