Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General James Clayton Mitchell, III, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Aimee Jendrzejewski Zmroczek of A.J.Z. Law Firm, LLC. of Columbia, for Respondent.

Demetreus Lewis pleaded guilty to armed robbery, four counts of kidnapping, possession with intent to distribute marijuana within proximity of a school, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a stolen pistol. Lewis filed an application for post-conviction relief (PCR), which the PCR court partially granted. The State appeals, arguing the PCR court erred in finding counsel was ineffective for failing to (1) attempt to enforce an alleged plea agreement between a police investigator and Lewis when the agreement was not valid or enforceable and (2) convey the State's valid plea offer to Lewis.

Douglas H. Westbrook, of Charleston, for Appellant. Lake Eric Summers of Malone Thompson Summers & Ott, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant (Inmate), an inmate participating in a Prison Industries service project operated by Respondent South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC), challenges an order of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court (ALC) upholding DOC's denial of Inmate's wage-related grievance. Inmate argues the ALC erred in denying his motion to supplement the record. Inmate also argues the ALC erred in applying section 24-1-295 of the South Carolina Code to determine the deductions from his gross earnings.

Sheila Marlouvon Bias of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

Darius R. Ransom appeals his convictions of first-degree burglary and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Ransom argues the trial court erred in (1) finding the inclusion of the reconstructed proceedings made the record sufficient for appellate review, and (2) admitting Ransom's confession because the confession was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights.

J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina Catoe Bigelow, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Johnie Allen Devore, Jr., appeals his DUI conviction, asserting the trial court erred in (1) finding an incident site video that did not contain the entire Miranda warning on the video was sufficient; (2) refusing to accept his stipulation that he was properly offered a breath test and, instead, allowing the State to introduce evidence regarding the consequences of his refusal of the test; and (3) failing to respond to the jury after it sent a note questioning what would occur if one juror had a different verdict from the others. Additionally, the State contends this appeal should be dismissed, asserting this court does not have appellate jurisdiction.

Wendy Raina Johnson Keefer of Keefer & Keefer, LLC, of Charleston, 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 David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

A jury convicted David Benjamin of one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder under the hand of one is the hand of all theory of accomplice liability. Benjamin appeals his convictions, arguing the circuit court (1) erred in not granting his motion for a directed verdict and (2) abused its discretion in denying his motion for a new trial.

Paul Winford Owen, Jr. of Paul W. Owen, Jr., LLC, of Orangeburg, for Appellant. Jean Perrin Derrick, of Lexington, for Respondent.

This is an appeal of a family court order approving a mediation agreement and granting a divorce. Appellant Donald M. Brandt argues the order should be reversed because (1) he should have been granted a continuance to review documents presented to him on the day of the final hearing, (2) the family court erred in directing his former attorney to testify against him about what occurred during the mediation, and (3) the family court failed to give adequate consideration to the elements required to approve a settlement agreement.

James H. Price, III, of James H. Price, III, PA, of Greenville, for Appellant. J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant. Deborah Murdock Gentry 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.

James Wesley Lemay appeals the family court's order of removal. He argues the family court erred in requiring him to waive his Fifth Amendment rights and make an incriminating statement as a specific condition for successful completion of his placement plan and a necessary requirement for him to have any future contact with his child.

M. Allison Moon and Sarah Elizabeth Brown, both.of Moon Law, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant. Scott James Bradley of The Joel Bieber Law Firm, of Greenville, for Appellant. Michael Geoffrey Wimer, of Asheville NC, for Appellant. Alana Odom Williams, Jay T. Thompson, and Michael J. Anzelmo, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Chartrease Grier appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Nationwide), arguing the court erred in (1) construing section 38-75-740 of the South Carolina Code (2015) as inapplicable to homeowners' insurance policies, (2) finding no insurance contract existed, (3) concluding her breach of contract claim failed as a matter of law, (4) finding Nationwide did not refuse to pay in bad faith, and (5) denying her motion to amend the third-party complaint.

Robert E. Stepp and Bess Jones DuRant, both of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. James Randall Davis of Davis Frawley Anderson McCauley Ayer Fisher & Smith, LLC, of Lexington, for Respondent.

The Storage Center - Platt Springs, LLC (Storage Center) appeals the master-in-equity's order finding David R. Gooldy had easement rights over a road on Storage Center's property and awarding Gooldy actual and punitive damages. On appeal, Storage Center argues the master erred in (1) finding the existence of an implied easement based on a deed that described the property by referencing a plat with a "50' Road" notation outside the boundary lines of the property conveyed and surveyed, (2) finding the existence of an implied easement when the common grantor's representative testified there was no intent to create an easement or road, and (3) awarding actual and punitive damages.

Sarah Crawford Campbell and Melvin Wayne Cockrell, III, both of Cockrell Law Firm, P.C., of Chesterfield, for Appellant. Wade Coleman Lawrimore of Zimmerman & Shealy, LLC, of Newberry, for Appellant. William Dennis Curtis, Jr., of Chesterfield, for Appellant. Charles Franklin Thompson, Jr. of Malone Thompson Summers & Ott, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Antonio Hough appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the Town of Pageland on his wrongful termination case.

Appellate Defender Laura Ruth Baer, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Marry Williams Leddon, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Benjamin Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsville, for Respondent.

Dennis M. Penny appeals his conviction for second-degree burglary, arguing (1) the trial court should have directed a verdict of acquittal because the State failed to present any evidence that he did not have consent or permission from the homeowner to enter the dwelling, (2) the trial court should have directed a verdict of acquittal because the State failed to present evidence that he had any intent to commit a crime within the dwelling after entering it, and (3) the trial court should have suppressed evidence of his flight after an Amber Alert was issued.

Thomas Franklin McDow, IV, and Erin K Urquhart, both of McDow and Urquhart, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Prentiss Counts Shealey and Megan Joan Flannery, both of Columbia, for Respondents.

Karen Forman appeals the decision of the Administrative Law Court (ALC) affirming the order of the State Board of Social Work Examiners prohibiting her from working as a Guardian ad Litem and barring her from all independent social work practice.

William Mullins McLeod, Jr. and David Ellis Roberts, both of McLeod Law Group, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. John L. McDonald, Jr. and Christina Rae Fargnoli, both of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents.

Thomas Easterling appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Burger King Corporation and Capital Restaurant Group, LLC (collectively "Burger King"), arguing the court erred in (1) not finding Burger King had notice and created an unreasonable and dangerous condition on its premises; (2) not finding Burger King breached its duty of care by deviating from its own internal policies; and (3) failing to properly rule upon the arguments presented and vacate the grant of summary judgment in light of his Rule 59(e), SCRCP, motion.

Randall K. Mullins of Mullins Law Firm, PA, of North Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Leonard Vincent Catanzaro, pro se, for Respondent.

Stephanie Militano-Catanzaro appeals the family court's order of divorce, arguing the family court erred in (1) not awarding alimony, (2) awarding child support in an improper amount and through an improper method of payment, (3) not awarding her attorney's fees, and (4) not awarding her guardian ad litem (GAL) fees.

J. Michael Taylor of Taylor/Potterfield, of Columbia, for Appellant. Sheila McNair Robinson of Moore Taylor Law Firm, P. A., of West Columbia, for Appellant. Jean Perrin Derrick, of Lexington, for Respondent.

In this appeal from family court, Karen S. Mack (Mother) argues the family court erred in awarding Ryan T. Mack (Father) primary custody of the children because it failed to consider her role as primary caregiver during the marriage, assigned too much weight to certain evidence, and made findings not supported by a preponderance of the evidence. Additionally, she argues the family court miscalculated the percentage of the children's uncovered medical expenses she should be required to pay and failed to award her attorney's fees.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Appellant. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Appellant. G. David Seay, Jr. of David Seay, Jr., LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent.

The State appeals the circuit court's affirming the magistrate's dismissal of the driving under the influence (DUI) charge against Scott E. Williams. The State contends because Williams was stopped without going through the checkpoint, the magistrate and circuit court erred in requiring the State to provide evidence to support the constitutionality of the checkpoint. The State also maintains the magistrate exceeded its authority in considering Williams's motion to dismiss instead of construing it as a motion to suppress evidence.

G. Dana Sinkler of Gibbs & Holmes, of Wadmalaw Island, for Appellant. Jason Michael Imhoff and Carl Reed Teague, both of The Ward Law Firm, PA, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

Eagle Windows and Doors, Inc. (Eagle) appeals the circuit court's order finding it liable for contribution to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company under the mere continuation theory of successor liability. Eagle also appeals the amount of contribution ordered and the imposition of prejudgment interest.

L. Morgan Martin of Law Offices of L. Morgan Martin, P.A., of Conway, for Respondents/Appellants. O. Grady Query and Elizabeth Brooks Hurt, both of Query Sautter Forsythe, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents/Appellants. Cristin Ann Uricchio of Uricchio Law Firm, of Charleston, for Respondents/Appellants. John B. McCutcheon, Jr. and Lisa Arlene Thomas, both of Thompson & Henry, PA, of Conway, for Appellants/Respondents. Andrew F. Lindemann of Davidson & Lindemann, PA, of Columbia, for Appellants/Respondents.

Randall and Ann Green sued Wayne B. Bauerle, MD; Wayne B. Bauerle, MD, PC (together, Bauerle); and several other defendants for medical malpractice related to the treatment of Randall Green's injuries after a car accident. The Greens settled or dismissed their claims against all defendants except the claims against Bauerle, and a jury awarded $2,850,000 in damages. Bauerle filed a motion for setoff, and the circuit court granted setoff only as to the Greens' settlements with Grand Strand Regional Medical Center and Carolina Medical Response, Inc. The Greens and Bauerle filed cross appeals. The Greens contend the circuit court erred in (1) finding South Carolina Code § 15-38-50 mandated setoff and the court had no discretion to determine the equities involved; (2) finding the entire amount of the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center and Carolina Medical Response, Inc. settlements had to be setoff against the verdict; and (3) allocating the settlements. Bauerle contends the circuit court erred in denying Bauerle setoff for the amounts paid to the Greens in their settlements with the at-fault driver and the underinsured motorist carrier.

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 Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Zinah Jennings appeals her conviction for unlawful conduct toward a child, arguing the trial court erred in (1) allowing the State to present multiple offenses to the jury under one indictment, and (2) refusing to instruct the jury that Jennings was not obligated to tell police the location of her child.

John Dennis Delgado and John S. Nichols, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Ernest Latony Dessausure of Dessausure Law Firm, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant 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.

In this appeal following his conviction of two counts of murder, Brett Parker contends the trial court erred on two grounds. First, he argues the trial court should have given a different jury charge on circumstantial evidence in light of the supreme court's ruling in State v. Logan. Second, Parker asserts the trial court allowed the State's primary expert to offer an opinion outside the scope of his qualified area.

Tricia A. Blanchette of Law Office of Tricia A. Blanchette, LLC, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Assistant Attorney General John Walter Whitmire, and Assistant Attorney General Patrick Lowell Schmeckpeper, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this post-conviction relief (PCR) matter, Whelthy McKune (Petitioner) appeals the PCR court's dismissal of his PCR application. Petitioner argues the court erred in determining there was probative evidence to support a finding that Petitioner's counsel was not ineffective and, thus, Petitioner voluntarily entered his guilty plea.

John R. Ferguson of Cox Ferguson & Wham, LLC, of Laurens, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Alicia A. Olive, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Petitioner Farid Mangal appeals the post-conviction relief court's order denying relief and dismissing his application. Mangal argues the PCR court erred in refusing to find that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance for (1) failing to object to the State's bolstering of its witnesses, (2) failing to move for a mistrial in response to the bolstering, and (3) failing to object to the qualification of a forensic interviewer as an expert. Mangal also asserts (4) trial counsel's performance as a whole was deficient and prejudicial, (5) the PCR court erred in finding the bolstering issue was not raised, and (6) PCR counsel was ineffective for not sufficiently raising the bolstering issue.

Ryan Lewis Beasley of Ryan L. Beasley, Attorney at Law, PA, 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 Alphonso Simon, Jr., all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Ernest Adolphus Finney, III, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Marc Palmer appeals his convictions for murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He argues the trial court erred in: (1) granting the State's Batsonv. Kentucky motion; (2) denying his motion for a mistrial and a motion for a new trial; (3) denying his motion for a speedy trial; (4) admitting his statement to law enforcement after he invoked his right to counsel; and (5) sentencing him on a possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime conviction after sentencing him to life imprisonment without parole for murder.

J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, 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.

Marcus Dwain Wright appeals his convictions for murder; trafficking in cocaine, twenty-eight to one hundred grams; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Wright argues the circuit court erred in (1) admitting evidence stemming from an unlawful search of a residence; (2) admitting DMV records without the proper foundation; (3) admitting evidence stemming from the unlawful search of his hotel room; (4) not allowing him to cross-examine a witness about a prior inconsistent statement; (5) denying him the right to testify; (6) sentencing him to life imprisonment without parole; and (7) refusing to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter and self-defense.

Wendy Raina Johnson Keefer of Keefer & Keefer, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Adam Owensby of Carolina Firm LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Joshua P. Stokes, of Charleston, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Ernest Adolphus Finney, III, of Sumter, for Respondent.

Justin McBride appeals his conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, arguing the following: (1) the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over McBride because he is a juvenile; (2) the trial court's evidentiary rulings and confusing and erroneous jury charges violated McBride's due process rights; (3) the evidence presented was insufficient to prove the required elements of the crime; and (4) the trial court erred in excluding only a portion of McBride's statement.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

Gerald Barrett appeals his conviction for lewd act upon a minor, arguing the trial court erred in qualifying an expert "mental health professional, specifically in the area of child sexual abuse characteristics" and failing to grant a continuance for him to obtain an expert to dispute her testimony.

Howell V. Bellamy, Jr. and Howell Vaught Bellamy, III, both of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A., of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. John M. Leiter of Law Offices of John M. Leiter, PA, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Armand G. Derfner, of Charleston, for Appellant. Michael Warner Battle of Battle Law Firm, LLC, of Conway, for Respondent.

KNS Foundation, LLC, d/b/a Elite (KNS) appeals a circuit court order affirming the decision of the Myrtle Beach City Council to revoke KNS's business licenses due to fraud or misrepresentation in the license application process. On appeal, KNS argues the circuit court erred by (1) deciding the case when it did not have a record of the city council hearing, (2) failing to require the City of Myrtle Beach (the City) to prove its allegations of fraud by clear and convincing evidence, and (3) affirming the revocation although it was unsupported by evidence.