J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Gault appeals from his conviction for disorderly conduct, arguing the trial court erred in not granting his motion for a directed verdict and in excluding evidence that was relevant to his defense.

A. Camden Lewis and Brady R. Thomas, of Columbia, for Appellant. Pope D. Johnson, III, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this attorney malpractice action, the trial judge granted summary judgment in favor of Wingate, finding he owed no fiduciary duty to Spence. Spence appeals aruging that as a former client of Wingate's, Wingate owed her a fiduciary duty when she sought his assistance in recovering benefits from her husband's life insurance policy.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, Assistant Attorney General Brandy A. Duncan, of Columbia, for Appellant. Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State appeals from an order of the circuit court finding no probable cause existed to believe Valentine is a sexually violent predator. The State argues the court's dismissal of its petition was based on irrelevant issues and rank speculation.

Deputy Chief Attorney Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Attorney General Karen Ratigan, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this PCR appeal, the court must decide the efficacy of Doyle v. Ohio as juxtaposed to the holding by the United States Supreme Court in Brecht v. Abrahamson.

Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Chief Attorney Joseph Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this PCR case, the issue posited is whether the PCR court committed error in granting relief where allegedly no evidence of prejudice was presented and where the plea court conducted a thorough and encompassing guilty plea proceeding.

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, of Columbia, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal the Appellant posits the following issues: (1) The applicability and efficacy of the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Holmes v. South Carolina; (2) Did the trial court correctly allow the testimony of an officer where the testimony was offered to rebut Appellant's attempt to persuade the jury she was anxious to aid the investigation or was it rank hearsay; (3) Did the testimony of the prosecution's witness, Heidi Feagin, meet the test of identification evidence under the factual scenario of the record; (4) Did the trial court correctly allow admission of records from the Appellant's former employer within the business records exception of Rule 803(6), SCRE; and (5) Did the trial court commit error in refusing to give the jury a curative instruction when the Solicitor asked the jury to give the victim's widow "peace" and "justice as well?"

Joseph Gregory Studemeyer, of Columbia, for Appellant. Russell W. Harter, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.

Dick Smith appeals the lower court's denial of its motion to stay and to compel arbitration.

E. Ros Huff, Jr., of Irmo, for Appellant. Craig Anderson Snook, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.

In this workers' compensation appeal, Dodson Brothers appeals the circuit court's affirmance of the Workers' Compensation Commission. Collins was injured while performing an assigned task in the course of his employment and was found to be totally and permanently disabled. Dodson Brothers contends the circuit court erred as a matter of law in finding as fact and concluding as a matter of law that Collins is totally and permanently disabled because he failed to establish this fact under the Workers' Compensation Act Section 42-9-10.

Jeffrey L. Payne and J. Jakob Kennedy, of Florence, for Appellant. Donald A. Harper and R. Patrick Smith, of Greenville, for Respondent.

This case presents an interesting conflict of laws question involving whether it is necessary to apply a provision of Alabama law in a controversy between a resident of South Carolina and a Tennessee corporation.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Attorney General Paula S. Magargle and Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court determines whether a PCR judge may issue Rule 11 sanctions against the PCR applicant.

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Attorney General Paula Magargle and Assistant Attorney General Lance S. Boozer, of Columbia, and John Benjamin Aplin, of Columbia, for Respondent.

On appeal, Petitioner argues his trial counsel was ineffective for not moving to suppress the evidence that resulted from a parole agent's conduct and testimony.