Vanessa Hartman Kormylo, of Greenville, for Appellants/Respondents. Sarah Ganss Drawdy, of Anderson, for Respondents/Appellants. Patti Austin Brady, of Pickens, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services. Steven Luther Alexander, of Pickens, for Guardian ad Litem.

Appellate Defender Katherine Hudgins, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

A jury found Adrian Eaglin guilty of two counts of assaulting a correctional officer. Eaglin appeals the circuit court's order that the sentences be served consecutively under section 16-3-630 of the South Carolina Code (2003).

Charles D. Barr, of Kingstree, for Appellant. Weston Adams, III, and Helen F. Hiser, of Columbia, for Respondent. M. McMullen Taylor, of Columbia, for Better Brands, Inc.

Judy M. Joye appeals the grant of summary judgment to Worsley Companies on her negligence claim.

Robert L. Jackson, of Columbia, for Appellant. Alice D. Potter, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Brian L. South appeals the family court's order finding him in civil contempt, arguing the family court violated his due process rights by finding him in contempt without adequate notice of the amount of child support arrearages in dispute.

Appellate Defender LaNelle Durant, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Kevin Shane Epting appeals from his convictions of burglary, first degree, and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN), arguing the trial court erred in not allowing: (1) Epting to introduce evidence of third party guilt that the victim's son was the perpetrator, and (2) defense counsel to cross examine the victim on the 911 call she made regarding her son two months prior to the incident when her testimony that she recognized the officer from the previous incident opened the door to the questioning.

Brian Morris Knowles, of Summerville, for Appellant. David F. Santos, of Charleston, for Respondent Emily Barnes Coles. Taso H. Chakeris and Bruce A. Berlinshky, both of Charleston, for Respondents Geneva Dixon, Rosemarie Dixon West, Doris Dixon Huff, Curtis Dixon, Lamont Dixon, Linda Dixon, Julia Dixon Lockwood, William Dixon, Cheryl D. Owens Hargrove, Denise Rivers, Jerome Smith, Toyka Nicole Smith, Colin Simard Smith a/k/a Colin Sammard Smith and Henry Vander Smith, Jr. W. Cliff Moore, III, of Columbia, for Respondent Cainhoy Investment Properties, LLC, and John D. Harrell for Respondents Berkeley County Defendants.

Louis Brown appeals the trial court's ruling that Brown does not possess title to property.

Chief Deputy Appellate Defender Wanda Carter, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Richard Harold Warder, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Mills Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Babb argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the police lacked a reasonable suspicion to perform an investigatory stop.

Kenneth C. Hanson, of Columbia, for Appellant. Page M. Kalish, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of an action for breach of contract and quantum meruit instituted by Jeffrey S. Clary and TUG Properties, LLC (TUG) against Clifton David Borrell, wherein Clary and TUG asserted Borrell breached the TUG operating agreement entered into by Clary and Borrell. The trial court granted Borrell summary judgment on both claims. Clary appeals the granting of summary judgment on the contract cause of action alone, arguing the court erred in (1) finding there was no genuine issue of material fact in controversy, as Clary provided evidence Borrell signed a statement promising to pay TUG's debts and personally guaranteed TUG loans and (2) determining Borrell's personal guarantee for TUG's loans did not constitute additional capital contributions.

Rebecca R. West, of Lexington, for Appellant. Kenneth M. Matthews, of Columbia, and Katherine Carruth Goode, of Winnsboro, for Respondent.

In this family court case, Father appeals from the court's order granting Mother's request for modification of the parties' child support agreement, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) finding Mother met the increased burden of proof necessary to modify the parties' child support agreement, and (2) determining the parties' agreement would have the effect of leaving the minor child without support after the eldest child's emancipation.

Hugh L. Willcox, Jr., of Florence, for Appellants. Everett Joseph Mercer, of Sumter, for Respondent.

This appeal arises from a third-party complaint brought by Appellants Dennis Pagette and Melanie Pagette against Nesbitt Surveying Co., Inc., in which the Pagettes alleged causes of action for breach of contract, negligence, and gross negligence arising from Nesbitt's preparation of a plat of the Pagette's property and Nesbitt's alleged failure to disclose an encumbrance on the property. After a bench trial on the Pagettes' third-party complaint, the trial court ruled in favor of Nesbitt, holding (1) the Pagettes failed to establish that Nesbitt breached the applicable standard of care and (2) the Pagettes failed to show damages as a result of Nesbitt's alleged breach of the standard. On appeal, the Pagettes argue the trial court misinterpreted the testimony of their expert witness regarding the standard of care, unfairly penalized them for mitigating their damages, and disregarded other testimony regarding their damages.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Appellant. Robert T. Williams, Sr., and Benjamin Allen Stitely, both of Lexington, for Respondent.

On appeal, the State argues the circuit court erred in granting Joe Louis Butler, Jr. a new trial on the basis of juror misconduct where there was no evidence the misconduct prejudiced Butler.

Appellate Defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Melody Brown, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

On appeal, Curtis Lee Elgin (Elgin) argues the circuit court erred in failing to grant Elgin a new trial when it was discovered that one of the jurors had been discussing the case nightly with her mother throughout the trial.

Henry Thad White, Jr, of Florence, for Appellant. R. Heath Atkinson, of Florence, and R. Hawthorne Barrett, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this personal injury action, Nellie Ellison and her children appeal a jury verdict finding Rudolph Brown not liable for injuries sustained by Ellison and the children when their car was rear-ended by Brown's. They argue the trial court erred in admitting certain expert testimony and denying their motion for a new trial based upon the closing argument of Rudolph's counsel.

Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal matter, Appellant Garvin Duvall seeks review of his convictions for murder, criminal conspiracy, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Appellant contends the trial court erred in allowing three witnesses to quote the decedent regarding his suspicion that Appellant's co-defendant was going to shoot the decedent or set fire to his car. Appellant argues the testimony was inadmissible hearsay and its unduly prejudicial effect substantially outweighed its probative value.

Patrick D. Partin, of Camden, for Appellant. Vincent Austin Sheheen, of Camden, for Respondents Audrey Dixon, William Stokes, III, and Starling Stokes, Sr. John K. DuBose, III, of Camden, and Jonathan M. Robinson, of Camden, for Respondent Kershaw County.

This appeal arises out of the denial of Appellant Ralph DeMarco's motion to intervene in the underlying action to close a road in Kershaw County. On appeal, DeMarco argues the trial court erred in failing to: (1) find DeMarco is an abutting landowner; (2) find DeMarco holds a prescriptive easement over the road; (3) find closing the road to public access constitutes a public hazard; and (4) prevent the admission of hearsay testimony.

Appellate Defender Breen Richard Stevens, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Shawn Antonio Miller appeals his convictions and sentences for murder and the possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court erred in instructing the jury it could infer malice from the use of a deadly weapon, despite the presentation of evidence that would mitigate or reduce the offense.

J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Deidre D. Laws, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Greenville Technical College terminated Kenneth Lee Holbert, Jr.'s employment for his failure to return to work following an extended medical leave. The State Employee Grievance Committee upheld the termination, and the Administrative Law Court affirmed. Holbert appeals, arguing the evidence in the record does not support his termination.

Michael T. Miller, of Florence, for Appellant. Mason A. Summers, of Columbia, and Lydia Magee, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

Louis Green, Jr., appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment to West Oil, Inc., d/b/a Markette Stores, in this negligence action, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) refusing to qualify Green's expert; (2) failing to find the testimony of medical providers did not create a genuine issue of material fact as to proximate cause; and (3) ignoring some of Green's alleged damages in granting summary judgment.

Robert E. Culver, of Charleston, for Appellant. Mark Wester McKnight, of Charleston, for Respondents.

A & J sought to impose liability for a judgment against the defendants. A & J alleged various theories of liability including breach of fiduciary duty, partnership liability, alter ego, and fraudulent transfer. The master-in-equity denied the plaintiff's request to impose liability and dismissed the complaint. The plaintiff appeals.

Appellate Defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Steven L. Smith, of North Charleston, for Appellants. Frank M. Cisa, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondent.

In this appeal, Charles Bickerstaff and Barbara Magera (the Appellants) argue the circuit court erred in finding it lacked jurisdiction to consider the Appellants' motion to set rate of interest. The Appellants contend: (1) the rate of interest applicable post-judgment was established in the circuit court's prior order and that order is the law of the case; (2) the circuit court erred in declining to consider matters not affected by this court's decision in the initial appellate process; (3) a post-judgment interest rate of 1% per day is punitive and grossly disproportionate to the amount of principal; and (4) the imposition of excessive post-judgment interest violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

Michael E. Chase and Carmelo B. Sammataro, of Columbia, for Appellants. Latonya Dilligard Edwards, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this worker's compensation appeal, the Carolina Recycling Group and Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Carrier (collectively, Carrier) seeks partial reimbursement from the South Carolina Second Injury Fund (the Fund), arguing the circuit court erred in affirming the South Carolina Worker's Compensation Commission's conclusion that Claimant's pre-existing condition did not aggravate or combine with the subsequent injury to create substantially greater medical cost and disability.

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Sally W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

Otis Lamar Bland appeals his convictions on charges of attempted armed robbery, attempted burglary, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court should have either dismissed the charges against him or granted him a new trial because of the State's alleged mishandling of certain evidence that may have contained exculpatory information.

G. Trenholm Walker and Jamie A. Khan, of Charleston, for Appellant. Etta R. Williams, of Columbia, for Respondent SCDHEC. Joseph Dawson, III, Austin A. Bruner, Bradley A. Mitchell, and Bernard Ferrara, of North Charleston, for Respondent County of Charleston.

In this civil action, Grand Bees Development, LLC (Grand Bees) appeals the trial court's dismissal for lack of jurisdiction and failure to exhaust administrative remedies in a timely manner. Specifically, Grand Bees argues the trial court erred because as an adjoining owner, Grand Bees did not receive notice of the permits until three years after their issuance and the permits allow an expansion of the elevation of the landfill of almost 100 feet, in violation of local zoning laws.

Assistant Appellate Defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, and Staff Attorney Julie Kate Keeney, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Murray contends because the State had not shown his being shackled was necessary, the trial court erred in denying his motion to remove his shackles and instead had Murray already seated at the witness stand when the jury entered the courtroom.

Bradley A. Norton, of Walhalla, for Appellant. Keith G. Denny, of Walhalla, for Appellant. Corinne B. Cannon, of Clemson, for Respondent.

Clyde Chapman, a partner in C&C Partners, appeals the finding that a formal accounting was performed and the denial of his request for an equitable accounting of the partnership. He further contends that the master-in equity erred by failing to allow a formal accounting before ordering an attachment on personal assets of an individual partner.

Glenn Walters, of Orangeburg, for Appellant. Nikole Haltiwanger Boland, of Columbia, for Respondent. Thad H. Westbrook, Michael J. Anzelmo, and James H. Burns, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of an order denying Appellant David Freeman's motion to set aside a foreclosure sale. On appeal, Freeman argues the trial court erred by failing to set aside the foreclosure sale because the notice of sale was not properly served or published in compliance with the statutory requirements and by failing to find the amount of the ordered appeal bond was unconstitutionally excessive.

J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., and Carmen V. Ganjehsani, of Columbia, and Harry C. Wilson, Jr., of Sumter, for Appellant. Richard T. Jones, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Charles J. Hodge and Timothy Ryan Langley, of Spartanburg, for Appellants. David Leon Morrison, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal, Carolina Convenience Stores, Inc., Harry Lancaster Jr., as Power of Attorney for Harry Lancaster Sr., and Willard Oil Company, Inc. (collectively, Carolina Convenience Stores) argue the circuit court improperly granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Spartanburg on Carolina Convenience Stores' inverse condemnation claim because the City of Spartanburg destroyed Carolina Convenience Stores' property without just compensation.

Appellant Defender Robert Pachak, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, and Solicitor Donald Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Alfred Adams appeals his conviction for trafficking cocaine, arguing the trial court erred in refusing to suppress drugs found on his person after a traffic stop. He maintains the evidence's admission infringed his due process rights because the probable cause to stop his car arose from the police department's use of a tracking device placed on his car without obtaining prior judicial approval pursuant to section 17-30-140 of the South Carolina Code.

Appellate Defender Lanelle Durant, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General William Blitch, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal action, Jaymes Michael Woods contends the plea judge erred in not recusing himself from the case where Woods was pleading guilty to criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor, and the plea judge stated, prior to sentencing, that his own daughter had been assaulted when she was eight years old.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, and Reid Sherard, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Brendan McDonald, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

On appeal, Richard Bill Niles, Jr. (Niles) argues the circuit court erred in declining to charge the jury with voluntary manslaughter because there is evidence Niles was not the first aggressor. Niles asserts the circuit court incorrectly reasoned that Niles was either acting in self-defense or shot the decedent during the commission of an armed robbery because voluntary manslaughter and self-defense are not mutually exclusive.

Paige Blair George, of Columbia, for Appellant. Robert A. McKenzie, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of an order granting Respondent Pamela S. Laury's motion for summary judgment on multiple causes of action related to injuries Appellant Sharon Harwell suffered from a dog bite. On appeal, Harwell argues the trial court erred by failing to: (1) address her cause of action for negligence; (2) address her argument that Laury's property was not in a fit and habitable condition because it was unfenced; (3) interpret the legislative intent of the statute providing liability for dog bites; and (4) permit causes of action for negligent leasing and entrustment of real property.

Jared Sullivan Newman, of Port Royal, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, of Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Diamon Fripp appeals his conviction for trafficking cocaine arguing the trial court erred in admitting statements Fripp made to a police officer prior to receiving Miranda warnings. He further maintains the trial court erred in admitting evidence of $600 and rocks found in Fripp's pocket pursuant to his search for evading arrest when he was acquitted of that charge in magistrate's court. Lastly, Fripp contends the trial court erred in charging constructive possession when the State's theory of the case was actual possession.

William B. Jung, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Denise McCauley, of Mt. Pleasant, pro se.

In this breach of warranty action, Respondent JSP Consulting, LLC d/b/a The Neutrino Group (Neutrino) seeks review of a circuit court order upholding a magistrate's denial of Neutrino's motion to compel arbitration. Neutrino argues the circuit court erred in concluding that the parties' arbitration agreement was unconscionable. In the alternative, Neutrino argues that even if the forum fixing clause of the agreement is found to be unconscionable, the court need only refuse to enforce the clause or limit its application and allow arbitration to proceed.

John Benjamin Aplin, of Columbia, for Appellant. Appellate Defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises out of a finding by the circuit court that Respondent William Kirkland did not violate the community supervision program and that Kirkland's probation should be terminated. The State appeals, arguing the court abused its discretion in: failing to dismiss Kirkland's argument as barred by the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel; and discharging Kirkland from his entire sentence.

John W. Carrigg, Jr., of Irmo, for Appellant John W. Ankney, prose Thomas E. McCutchen, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this action for modification of alimony, Appellant John Ankney argues the family court erred in: (1) denying his request to modify or terminate alimony based on a substantial change in circumstances, and (2) in awarding attorneys' fees to Respondent Nancy Ankney.