Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Arthur Kerr Aiken of Aiken & Hightower, both 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 Caroline M. Scrantom, all of Columbia, and Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

Cleophus N. Edwards, Jr. appeals his convictions for murder, first-degree burglary, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Edwards argues the trial court erred in admitting into evidence (1) a laptop computer, (2) clothing and shoes, and (3) the results of a DNA analysis and a shoe imprint comparison.

Trent Neuell Pruett of Pruett Law Firm, of Gaffney, for Appellant. Daniel John Crooks, III, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Michael Bolin challenges a decision of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court upholding a determination of the South Carolina Department of Corrections that Bolin must serve eighty-five percent of his sentence before he is eligible for early release, discharge, or community supervision. Bolin argues that the eighty-five percent requirement of section 24-13-150 of the South Carolina Code does not apply to any of the offenses to which he pled guilty because none of them are considered "no parole offenses."

Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Assistant Attorney General John Walter Whitmire, and Assistant Attorney General James Clayton Mitchell, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the denial of an application for post-conviction relief (PCR), Darryl Frierson argues the PCR court erred because his guilty plea was involuntary due to counsel's failure to advise him he could challenge the placement of a tracking device on his car pursuant to section 17-30-140 of the South Carolina Code and could move to suppress the evidence gained as a result of the search.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, and Assistant Attorney General Christina Catoe Bigelow, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State appeals from the post-conviction relief (PCR) court's ruling that Frankie Bryant's trial counsel was ineffective. The State argues the PCR court erred in finding counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the jury instruction on self-defense because the instructions substantially charged the correct law and were not prejudicial.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Reid T. Sherard of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Darius Mack appeals his conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, arguing the trial court erred in (1) failing to grant a directed verdict and (2) qualifying a forensic nurse as an expert and admitting her testimony.

S. Jahue Moore, Stanley Lamont Myers, Sr., and Michael Brooks Biediger of Moore Taylor Law Firm, P.A., of West 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 Melody Jane Brown, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Marcus Bailey appeals from his murder conviction asserting the trial court erred in (1) admitting testimony from a cadaver dog handler, (2) denying his motion for directed verdict, (3) admitting the testimony of a witness without permitting full cross-examination on the witness' pending criminal charges, (4) admitting character evidence of him, (5) refusing to suppress or strike evidence gathered pursuant to a search warrant because the attesting officer had no personal knowledge, and (6) admitting his statement in violation of sections 19-1-90 and 8-15-50 of the South Carolina Code.

Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Appellate Defender Laura Ruth Baer, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

In this criminal matter, Jovan Alexander Mitchell appeals his conviction for grand larceny in an amount between $1,000 and $5,000, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) denying his directed verdict motion when the evidence showed the victim did not own the metal that Mitchell was accused of stealing; (2) denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal when the evidence showed the value of the metal was either $22,000 or less than $1,000; and (3) failing to give Mitchell's requested jury instructions on the law of mistake of fact and good faith.

Pope D. Johnson, III, of Columbia, for Appellant. Benjamin C. Bruner of Bruner Powell Wall & Mullins, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The circuit court affirmed an ejectment order issued by the magistrate's court against Appellant Mary T. Hobby. Ms. Hobby appeals the circuit court's ruling, arguing the circuit court erred in failing to find (1) the magistrate lacked subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter, (2) the matter was barred by res judicata, and (3) the magistrate made findings inconsistent with a prior order issued by the circuit court in an action involving the same parties and subject property, thus in essence inappropriately reversing the prior order of the circuit court.

Ronald G. Tate, Jr. and Robert Batten Farrar, both of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Appellant. Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. and Stephanie Carol Trotter, both of McCabe, Trotter & Beverly, P.C., of Columbia, for Respondent.

Moats Construction appeals the trial court's denial of his mechanics' lien action against Bobby and Staci Sanders.

John D. Elliott of Law Offices of John D. Elliott P.A., of Columbia, for Appellant. Paul E. Tinkler of Law Office of Paul E. Tinkler, of Charleston, for Respondent.

On appeal from the family court, Rubin Simmons (Husband) argues the family court erred by (1) inequitably ordering him to pay Essie Simmons (Wife) retroactive equitable distribution and alimony arrearages, as well as monthly permanent periodic alimony and equitable distributions payments; (2) awarding Wife attorney's fees that are unsupported by the evidence; and (3) vacating his motion to compel a DNA test of his adult son.

John D. Elliott of Law Offices of John D. Elliott P.A., of Columbia, for Appellant. Deborah Murdock of Murdock Law Firm, LLC, of Mauldin, for Respondent. Don J. Stevenson of Don J. Stevenson, Attorney at Law, of Greenville, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Heather S. appeals a family court order finding her children were at risk of being neglected and approving a treatment plan for her and the children, arguing (1) Respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services did not meet its burden to show she was capable of medical neglect, (2) medical documents introduced against her were inadmissible hearsay, and (3) the Department failed to prove that three of her four children were at substantial risk of harm in her care.

Casper Fredric Marcinak, III, and Kristen Lacombe Nowacki, both of Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP, of Greenville, for Appellant. Oscar W. Bannister of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Flint Equipment Company appeals the orders of the trial court denying its motion to set aside a default and granting damages to third-party plaintiff Jerry A. Bruce.

D. Reece Williams, III, and Kathleen McColl McDaniel, both of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Thornwell F. Sowell, III, of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents. David Cochran Dick, Jr. of Law Office of David C. Dick, of Charleston, for Respondents.

Appellant Robert Jones claims the circuit court erred in granting Respondents Builders Investment Group, LLC and Brian D. Boone's (collectively, Respondents) motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The Court of Appeals addresses Jones's claims that the circuit court erroneously (1) held Jones's personal payment of the parties' business loan discharged Respondents from their legal responsibility to contribute towards the payoff of the business loan; and (2) construed the terms of the parties' operating agreement regarding personal guaranties.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

William Donald Bolt appeals his convictions and sentences for second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and committing a lewd act upon a child. Bolt contends the trial court erred in (1) admitting his oral and written statements and (2) denying his motion for a directed verdict on the lewd act charge.

Timothy W. Bouch, Michael S. Seekings, and Yancey Alford McLeod, III, all of Leath Bouch & Seekings, LLP, of Charleston, for Appellants. Mark David Neill and Mary Anna Neill, both of Neill Law Firm, PA, of Murrells Inlet, for Respondent. Robert S. Shelton of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A., of Myrtle Beach, for Intervenor.

Litchfield Plantation Association appeals two circuit court orders, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) granting summary judgment in favor of Litchfield Plantation Company, (2) finding the Association's notice of appeal did not automatically stay the circuit court's summary judgment order, and (3) granting Litchfield Plantation Company a temporary injunction.

C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood, for Appellant. General Counsel Frank L. Valenta, Jr., Deputy General Counsel Philip S. Porter, and Assistant General Counsel Linda Annette Grice, all of Blythewood, for Respondents.

Tracy Adams appeals the suspension of her driver's license, arguing the hearing officer erred in (1) finding the stop was lawful and based on probable cause and (2) failing to declare the implied consent law unconstitutional.

Stephen Lewis Goldfinch, Jr. and Ryan Patrick Compton, both of Goldfinch Winslow LLC, of Murrells Inlet, for Appellant. Thomas William Winslow of Goldfinch Winslow LLC, of Georgetown, for Appellant. Robert L. Widener of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent. David J. Mills of McNair Law Firm, PA, of Pawleys Island, for Respondent.

In this negligence action, David M. Repko appeals the trial court's grant of a directed verdict in favor of Georgetown County. Repko argues the trial court erred in (1) construing Article V, Section 3-1 of the County Development Regulations (the Regulations) to preclude a "tort-like" duty when the plain language of that provision disclaims only a "financial-like" obligation; (2) relying on the Regulations' "sovereign immunity" provision to disclaim a duty when that provision is unenforceable because it is preempted by the South Carolina Tort Claims Act; (3) finding the Regulations did not create a duty owed to him under the "existence of a special duty" test; (4) finding subsections 15-78-60(4), (5), and (13) of the South Carolina Code provided the County with immunity to his negligence claim; and (5) not recusing itself based upon prior business relationships concerning the transactions involved.

Thomas Bailey Smith of Smith Law Firm, PA, of Mt. Pleasant, for Appellant. Harry Clayton Walker, Jr. of Walker & Reibold, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this easement action, Appellants contend the master erred in finding their easement was limited to ingress and egress and the restrictive covenants do not apply to the lake access lot.

John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Kenneth W. Harrell and Patrick L. Jennings, both of Joye Law Firm, LLP, of North Charleston, for Appellant. Stephen Lynwood Brown, Leslie Michelle Whitten, and Catherine Holland Chase, all of Young Clement Rivers of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission, Ricky Rhame argues the Appellate Panel erred in finding his claim for a repetitive trauma injury to his back was barred by the statute of limitations.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender Susan B. Hackett, bothof Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor James Strom Thurmond, Jr., of Aiken, for Respondent.

In this criminal sexual conduct case, Harold Cartwright appeals his convictions on the grounds the trial court erred in (1) admitting evidence of his suicide attempt; and (2) qualifying a witness as an expert in child sexual abuse dynamics.

Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Jon Roseboro appeals his convictions for throwing of bodily fluids and resisting arrest, arguing the trial court erred in not dismissing the charges because the arresting officer was "persistently unreasonable in handling [his] arrest and therefore violated [his] Fourth Amendment rights."

Robert Clyde Childs, III, of Childs Law Firm, of Greenville, for Appellant. J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Rivers Samuel Stilwell and Lane Whittaker Davis, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Harrison Partners, LLC appeals the circuit court's order affirming the decision of the administrative hearing officer arguing (1) the hearing officer erred when he made numerous factual findings that were unsupported by evidence, (2) the court erred in finding Harrison caused delays in the project and never completed its application for a flow acceptance permit, (3) the court erred in finding Harrison had no vested right in receiving sewer service on the subject project, (4) the hearing officer erred in failing to rule on the "contract clause" issue, and (5) the circuit court erred in finding additional sustaining grounds.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Daniel Simmons McQueeney, Jr., of Mount Pleasant, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Assistant Attorney General Mary Williams Leddon, and Staff Attorney Susannah R. Cole, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Michael Manigan appeals his convictions for first degree burglary and grand larceny, arguing the trial court erred in (1) denying his directed verdict motion because the State failed to submit any direct or substantial circumstantial evidence tending to prove his guilt and (2) charging the jury that "the hand of one is the hand of all" because the investigating officer conceded there was no evidence tying the alleged accomplice to the crimes.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Ernest Adolphus Finney, III, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Robinson appeals the trial court's denial of her parole eligibility under section 16-25-90 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2014). She argues the trial court erred in failing to find she presented sufficient evidence of a history of domestic violence.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, both 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 Melody Jane Brown, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

Don-Survi Chisolm appeals his murder conviction, arguing the trial court erred in the following: (1) admitting evidence of prior drug dealing; (2) admitting a weapon into evidence; (3) failing to suppress evidence from a search warrant; (4) refusing to permit cross-examination about an allegedly unrelated weapon; and (5) allowing him to represent himself without adequately informing him of the dangers of self-representation.