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The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | |
Webex
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10:40 a.m. | (Time Limits: 10-10-5) |
2017-000775 The State, Respondent,
v.
Howard James Woods, Jr., Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, of Columbia, for Respondent. Howard James Woods, Jr., appeals his conviction of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, arguing the trial court erred by admitting the victim's testimony about conduct that occurred prior to the time period alleged in the indictment. | |
11:20 a.m. | (Time Limits: 10-10-5) |
2017-002140 The State, Respondent,
v.
Steven Louis Barnes, Appellant. Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, of Columbia, for Respondent. Barnes appeals his conviction of murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Barnes argues the circuit court erred in refusing to dismiss his indictment because 1) the State violated his state and federal rights to a speedy trial and 2) the State did not comply with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (the "IAD"), S.C. Code Ann. ยงยง 17-11-10 to -80. | |
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | |
Webex
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10:00 a.m. | (Time Limits: 10-10-5) |
2017-001563 Cynthia Wright and Richard Wright, Appellants,
v.
South Carolina Department of Transportation, Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Speedway LLC, Ashley Land Surveying, Inc., f/k/a Ashley Engineering & Consulting, Inc., and Munlake Contractors, Inc., Defendants,
Of which South Carolina Department of Transportation, Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Speedway, LLC, Ashley Land Surveying, Inc. f/k/a Ashley Engineering and Consulting, Inc. are the Respondents. S. Randall Hood and Jordan Christopher Calloway, both of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. Shawn Boyd Deery, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellants. Kevin B. Smith of Hoffman Law Firm, of North Charleston, for Appellants. R. Davis Howser and Jeffrey Ian Silverberg, both of Howser Newman & Besley, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent Pilot Travel Centers, LLC. Roy Pearce Maybank and Amanda R. Maybank, both of Maybank Law Firm, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Transportation. Jerome Bennett Crites, III, and Mary Barnwell Ramsay, both of Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent Speedway, LLC. Bruce Alan Berlinsky, of Charleston, for Respondent Ashley Land Surveying, Inc. Cynthia and Richard Wright appeal the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), Pilot Travel Centers, Speedway, LLC, and Ashley Land Surveying (collectively, Respondents), arguing the circuit court erred in finding (1) Respondents did not owe a duty to the Wrights, (2) Respondents did not breach their duties to the Wrights, (3) no question of fact existed regarding proximate cause, and (4) SCDOT was entitled to summary judgment based on the South Carolina Tort Claims Act. | |
10:40 a.m. | (Time Limits: 10-10-5) |
2017-001406 The State, Respondent,
v.
Antwuan L. Nelson, Appellant. Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent. Antwuan Levon Nelson appeals his voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime convictions. Nelson asserts the trial court erred in refusing to grant a continuance or a mistrial when his key witness, who was hospitalized at the time of trial, would have given testimony pertinent to Nelson's self-defense claim and his ability to retreat. | |
11:20 a.m. | (Time Limits: 10-10-5) |
2017-001601 The State, Respondent,
v.
James Caleb Williams, Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Attorney General William Frederick Schumacher, IV, of Columbia, for Respondent. James Caleb Williams appeals his conviction for attempted murder, arguing the circuit court erred in failing to direct a verdict in his favor because the State failed to present any direct or substantial evidence he specifically intended to shoot anyone. | |
Cases to be Submitted Without Oral Argument | |
2017-001393 |
Stephen Dudek, Doreen Cross, Respondents,
v.
Thomas M. Ferro and Lorraine B. Ferro, Respondents,
And
Molly M. Morphew, Appellant,
v.
Stephen Dudek, Doreen Cross, Thomas Ferro and Lorraine Ferro, Respondents.
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2018-000922 |
Robert L. Evans, Employee, Appellant,
v.
Aqua Seal Manufacturing & Roofing and Builders Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents.
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2018-000793 |
Anthony G. Linton, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-000144 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Antwon Deangelo Goodwin, Appellant.
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2017-002179 |
Jason Thomas Boston, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-002015 |
Antwan Young, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-000348 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Latisha Rashione Todd, Appellant.
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2018-001429 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Bertram Merle Brown, Appellant.
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2018-001291 |
The City of Columbia, Appellant,
v.
Shasha Rawlinson, Respondent.
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2017-002048 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Phillip Antonio Stackhouse, Appellant.
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2018-001628 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Edward Davis, Sr., Appellant.
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2018-001672 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Damorius Dontavis Gaines, Appellant.
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2018-000692 |
Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois, Respondent,
v.
Palmetto Contract Services, Inc., Appellant.
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2018-000393 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
James Alfonza Biggs, III, Appellant.
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2018-002206 |
Torren M. Eady, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2017-002004 |
Ricky Dale Pace, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-002027 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Michael Alexander Collins, Appellant.
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2017-002286 |
Deutsch Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-17, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-17, Respondent,
v.
Louise Legare-Gardner; One West Bank, National Association s/b/m to IndyMac Bank, F.S. B., Defendants,
Of whom Louise Legare-Gardner is the Appellant.
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2017-000800 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Eric D. McCall, Appellant.
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2018-001093 |
Jerry Pressley, Appellant,
v.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation, Respondent.
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2018-001809 |
Carmen Morgan, Appellant,
v.
Yvonne Murray Boyles, Respondent.
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2018-000175 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Clyde Devon Singletary, Appellant.
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2017-002619 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Johnnie L. Jones, Appellant.
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2018-001425 |
Malcolm Brabham, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-000973 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Jarnelle Ladarius Ervin, Appellant.
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2019-000459 |
Jarvis Hughes, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-001146 |
Gabriel Lee Gratto, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-001737 |
Rickey Eugene Passmore, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-001113 |
Fredrick B. Mosley, Jr., Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2017-002471 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Joshua Kerr Cramer, Appellant.
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2018-001296 |
Willie T. Byrd, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-000161 |
The State, Respondent,
v.
Orin Jerrell Kemp, Appellant.
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2018-000997 |
Gary Hamilton, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-000641 |
John Doe, Appellant,
v.
Beaufort Jasper Academy for Career Excellence; Beaufort County School District; and Jasper County School District, Defendants,
Of which Beaufort Jasper Academy for Career Excellence is the Respondent.
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2018-001454 |
Raymond Powell, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2017-001292 |
Mickey Markell Johnson, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-000734 |
Marvin Porcher, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2017-001564 |
Darrell Heyward, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-001417 |
Bill Breeland, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2017-002386 |
Windy Hill MHP, LLC, Respondent,
v.
Chris Holcombe, Appellant.
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2018-001547 |
Michael E. Hawkins, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-002196 |
Devionne McClain, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
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2018-002137 |
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles and Berkeley County Sheriff's Office,
v.
Erika R. Willey, Respondent,
of which South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is the Appellant.
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2018-000507 |
Molly M. Morphew, Appellant,
v.
Stephen Dudek and Doreen Cross, Respondents.
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