Appellate Defender Laura Ruth Baer, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Daniel Francis Gourley, II, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Norman Hayes appeals the post-conviction relief (PCR) court's dismissal of his petition, arguing the PCR court erred in finding he was given credit for his pre-sentence detention and a probation revocation order did not modify his original sentence.

Melinda Inman Butler of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, and Assistant Attorney General John Croom Colvin Hunter, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

Jeffrey E. Morton was indicted for attempted murder and subsequently convicted of the lesser-included offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. He appeals, arguing the trial court erred in admitting testimony of prior bad acts because the prior bad act was not established by clear and convincing evidence and the probative value was substantially outweighed by its danger of unfair prejudice. Morton further argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict on the attempted murder charge because there was no evidence of malice.

Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Karen Christine Ratigan, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Edward Andrell Whitner argues his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to the effective assistance of counsel were violated by his trial counsel's failure to challenge the search of a private residence.

Hemphill P. Pride, II of Law Office of Hemphill P. Pride II, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. General Counsel Matthew C. Buchanan, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Joseph Wright Jr. appeals the trial court's probation violation order, arguing the trial court entered the order after his period of probation had expired and without his consent. Wright further argues that the trial court erred in providing for a remedy of civil contempt.

Stanley E. Barnett and Ellison D. Smith, IV, of Smith Bundy Bybee & Barnett, PC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellants. Charles E. Reynolds of Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. George Trenholm Walker, W. Andrew Gowder, Jr., and John Phillips Linton, Jr., all of Pratt-Thomas Walker, PA, of Charleston, for Respondents.

North Pleasant, LLC and Vanguard Development Group, LLC appeal the circuit court's decision (1) to grant summary judgment in favor of South Carolina Conservation League on their cause of action under the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, and (2) to direct a verdict on their remaining three claims--tortious interference with a contract, tortious interference with prospective contractual relations, and injurious falsehood.

Scarlet Bell Moore, of Greenville, for Appellant. Vanessa Hartman Kormylo of Vanessa Hartman Kormylo, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondent. Robert A. Clark, guardian ad litem.

Susan Pritchett appeals the trial court's order splitting custody of two siblings and transferring custody of one child from the mother to the father, David Huggins.

Jeffrey T. Eddy of Jeffrey T. Eddy, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Jason Alexander Griggs of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondents.

Michael Dority appeals the Appellate Panel of the Workers' Compensation Commission's (Appellate Panel's) order affirming the single commissioner's order denying benefits. Dority argues the Appellate Panel erred in finding he did not suffer a compensable occupational disease as defined by the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) and failing to consider the accidental injury provisions of the Act.

Thomas A. Pendarvis and Catherine Brown Kerney , both of Pendarvis Law Offices, PC, of Beaufort, for Appellant. Brent Paul Stewart of Stewart Law Offices, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. David W. Overstreet and Michael Baxter McCall, both of Carlock Copeland & Stair, LLP, of Charleston. for Respondents.

In this legal malpractice action, Gretchen A. Rogers, as Guardian ad litem for Mark A. Malloy, appeals the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Kenneth E. Lee and Law Offices of Lee & Smith, P.A. on the basis that North Carolina substantive law applied, thus requiring application of North Carolina's statute of repose.

Joseph A. Mooneyham of Mooneyham Berry, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. M. Dawes Cooke, Jr., Kenneth Michael Barfield, and Bradley B. Banias, all of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent. David B. Wheeler and Joseph Timothy Belton, both of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the circuit court, John Lucas argues the circuit court erred in finding the Bristol Property Owners' Association did not (1) breach a fiduciary duty, (2) fraudulently fail to disclose pertinent information, or (3) wrongfully initiate a foreclosure action.

Joshua L. Howard of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Appellants. Wallace K. Lightsey of Wyche Law Firm of Greenville SC for Respondent.

Appellants appeal the trial court's order determining the fair value of Respondent's ownership interest in Warpath Development and requiring appellants to buy out Ballard's shares within 90 days.

Jon Terry Clabaugh, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellant. Michael P. O'Connell, of Stirling & O'Connell, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the family court, Etta Catherine Woods (Wife), argues the family court erred in (1) denying Wife's motion to dismiss because it lacked jurisdiction over this action based on the parties' prior agreement; (2) reducing alimony from $8,000 to $4,000; (3) abusing its discretion in providing for an automatic decrease in alimony two years in the future; (4) granting Husband's motion to reconsider despite Rule 60(b)(1), SCRCP; and (5) failing to require Husband to contribute towards Wife's attorney's fees.

Edward L. Graham, Diane M. Rodriguez, and John Layton Ruffin, all of Graham Law Firm, of Florence, for Appellant. Thomas C. Salane and R. Hawthorne Barrett, both of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent Dr. Gregory A. Miller and Respondent Rock Hill Gynecological & Obstetrical Associates, P.A. William U. Gunn and Joshua Tate Thompson, both of Holcombe Bomar, PA, of Spartanburg, for Respondent Amisub of South Carolina d/b/a Piedmont Medical Center.

Angela Patton, as Next Friend of Alexia L., a minor, filed this medical malpractice action against Dr. Gregory A. Miller, Rock Hill Gynecological & Obstetrical Associates, P.A., and Amisub of South Carolina, d/b/a Piedmont Medical Center (Respondents). Patton appeals the circuit court's order granting partial summary judgment to Respondents, arguing the court erred in the following rulings: (1) finding a minor is not entitled to recover medical expenses under the necessaries doctrine; (2) holding the equitable doctrines of waiver and estoppel did not apply; (3) ruling Respondents did not waive their right to argue the necessaries doctrine; and (4) denying Patton's motion to amend the complaint.

Burnet Rhett Maybank, III, of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Roy R. Hemphill and Hannah Khristin Metts, both of McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC, of Greenwood, for Appellant. Carol I. McMahan, Milton Gary Kimpson, Harry T. Cooper, Jr., and Ann Marie Thompson, all of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Revenue.

Eugenia Boggero, d/b/a Boggero's Portable Toilets, appeals the Administrative Law Court's order finding the gross proceeds from her portable toilet business were subject to South Carolina sales and use tax. Boggero argues the ALC erred in imposing the tax because the "true object" of her business is a service.

Akim Angelo Anastopoulo, Eric Marc Poulin, and Roy T. Willey, IV, all of Anastopoulo Law Firm, LLC, of North Charleston, for Appellant. Robert Walton Buffington and Sarah Patrick Spruill, both of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Respondent Palmetto Properties, Inc. Catharine H. Garbee Griffin and Alina Dudau, both of Baker Ravenel & Bender, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent Citi Trends, Inc.

In this negligence action, Ebony Bethea argues the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment to Citi Trends, Inc. and Palmetto Properties, Inc. (collectively, the Respondents). Bethea contends (1) the Respondents had a duty to protect invitees from foreseeable violent crime; (2) the Respondents proximately caused her injuries; and (3) she was not comparatively negligent.

Edward L. Graham and John Layton Ruffin of Graham Law Firm, PA, of Florence, for Appellant. Mary H. Watters of Schutjer Bogar, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Weldon R. Johnson, Matthew Gregory Gerrald, and Emily Collins Brown, all of Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this medical malpractice action, Appellant Tanya Bennett challenges the circuit court's order granting summary judgment to Respondent Lexington County Health Services District, Inc. d/b/a Lexington Medical Center on the ground that the action was barred by the statute of limitations, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-78-110. Appellant assigns error to the circuit court's conclusions that (1) the discovery rule did not apply in determining the timeliness of a minor's claim brought under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-78-10 to -220; and (2) Appellant was on notice the minor suffered an injury at birth during the first six months of his life.

Mark Steven Barrow and William Roberts Calhoun, Jr., both of Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. George Brandt, III of Henderson Brandt & Vieth, PA, of Spartanburg, for Respondents. Eugene C. Covington, Jr. of Covington, Patrick, Hagins, Stern & Lewis, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondents.

Louis H. Lang of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Curtis W. Dowling and Matthew Gregory Gerrald, both of Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondents. Gregory G. Williams of Gregory G. Williams, Attorney, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Smith appeals the special referee's order determining the location of the boundary line between his and Williams's properties.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Lamar Sequan Brown appeals his burglary conviction, arguing error in the admission of evidence gleaned from a warrantless search of the contents of his code-locked cell phone.

Meliah Bowers Jefferson of Wyche Law Firm, 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 J. Anthony Mabry, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II, of Conway, for Respondent.

Kareem Hary appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the circuit court erred in denying his directed verdict motion. He maintains the State failed to present any direct or substantial circumstantial evidence of his guilt for the victim's shooting death under "the hand of one is the hand of all" theory of accomplice liability.

David K. Haller of Haller Law Firm, of Charleston, for Appellant. Joseph S. Brockington of Joseph S. Brockington, PA, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Linda Reagan Shelley appeals the decision of the circuit court, which affirmed the probate court's finding that the will Shelley sought to probate lacked the statutory formalities as set forth under section 62-2-502 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2014). Specifically, Shelley argues the signature of the notary public on the testator's holographic will constitutes a second witness under section 62-2-502.

Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina Catoe Bigelow, of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Barry Joe Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Appellant Stepheno Jemain Alston appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. He argues the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence found in his vehicle because (1) the officer did not have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to stop Appellant's car for a traffic violation, thereby violating Appellant's Fourth Amendment rights, (2) the officer's continued detention of Appellant exceeded the scope of the traffic stop and constituted a seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and (3) Appellant's consent to search was not freely and voluntarily given and was invalid as an exploitation of an unlawful detention.

Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, 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 Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Ahmad Jamal Wilkins appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) allowing into evidence a jailhouse informant's testimony on Wilkins's alleged admission to choking the victim, (2) refusing to allow Wilkins to present the testimony of witnesses in his case-in-chief to challenge the integrity of the police investigation, (3) not allowing Wilkins to present surrebuttal testimony to allegedly new matter brought out in the State's reply, and (4) failing to grant Wilkins's motion for a mistrial on the ground that the State suppressed evidence.