Phillip E. Reeves, of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Greenville, Curtis W. Dowling and Matthew G. Gerrald, both of Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. Blake A. Hewitt, of Bluestein Thompson Sullivan LLC, and Gerald Eugene Reardon, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this insurance dispute, we address whether the circuit court erred in holding the policy's notice provision void under South Carolina law, and in doing so, finding coverage available despite the insured's failure to notify the insurer.

James Atkinson Bruorton IV, and Timothy J.W. Muller, both of Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC, of Charleston; and Wallace K. Lightsey, of Wyche Law Firm, of Greenville, all for Petitioner. Michael A. Timbes, and Thomas J. Rode, both of Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, PA, of Charleston, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Cromwell v. Brisbane, Op. No. 2018-UP-062 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Feb. 7, 2018). Petitioner asserts the Court of Appeals erred in (1) finding Petitioner did not preserve the Master-in-Equity's errors for appellate review; and (2) affirming the Master's ruling that an oral bid by the bidder's attorney in a partition sale is legally insufficient unless a written contract sufficient to satisfy the statute of frauds is put in evidence at or prior to the sale.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody J. Brown, Assistant Attorney General J. Anthony Mabry, Assistant Attorney General Susannah R. Cole, all of Columbia and Solicitor S. R. Hubbard, III, of Lexington, for Petitioner. Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Robert Jared Prather was convicted of murder and strong arm robbery. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. State v. Prather, 422 S.C. 96, 810 S.E.2d 419 (Ct. App. 2017). The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting improper reply testimony and that the admission of such testimony was not harmless.

Kerri A. Rupert, of Murphy & Grantland, PA and Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Benjamin Aplin and Assistant Attorney General Vann Henry Gunter, Jr., all of Columbia and Solicitor William W. Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Wallace Steve Perry was convicted of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and two counts of second-degree CSC. The court of appeals affirmed his convictions and sentences. State v. Perry, 420 S.C. 643, 803 S.E.2d 899 (2017). We granted Perry's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision. On appeal, Perry argues the trial court erred in (1) finding his stepdaughter's testimony was admissible as evidence of a common scheme or plan, and (2) allowing a doctor to improperly comment on the veracity of his daughter's testimony.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General S. Creighton Waters and Senior Assistant Attorney General Brian T. Petrano, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Ralph Gleaton, of Gleaton Law Firm, PC and William G. Yarborough, III, of William G. Yarborough, III, Attorney at Law, both of Greenville, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Pfeiffer, Op. No. 2018-UP-130 (S.C. Ct. App. filed March 28, 2018).

Heath P. Taylor, of Taylor Law Firm LLC, of West Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia and Solicitor Kevin S. Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

Petitioner was arrested for driving under the influence. Following the presentation of the State's case and a motion for a directed verdict by petitioner, the magistrate dismissed the case for failure to comply with S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-2953 (2018). The circuit court affirmed the magistrate's dismissal, but the court of appeals reversed and remanded the case to the magistrate for a new trial. This Court granted certiorari to review whether the court of appeals erred by failing to hold that the decisions of the lower courts were not appealable on Double Jeopardy grounds.

David H. Keller and Evelyn A. Norton, both of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., of Greenville, for Petitioners. Preston F. McDaniel, of McDaniel Law Firm, of Columbia and Gerald Malloy of Malloy Law Firm, of Hartsville, for Respondent.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion. Tucker v. SC Dep't of Transportation, Op. No. 2017-UP-379 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Oct. 18, 2017)

Graham R. Billings and Blake T. Williams, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, all for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, both of Columbia; and Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo, of Greenwood, all for Respondent.

Mario Valerio Gonzalez Hernandez was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. The court of appeals affirmed. State v. Hernandez, Op. No. 2017-UP-324 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Aug. 2, 2017). The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision. Hernandez argues the court of appeals erred in affirming the trial court's decision to admit: (1) expert testimony regarding DNA evidence and (2) an investigator's testimony regarding what an interpreter said Hernandez told him in Spanish.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William F. Schumacher, IV, both of Columbia and Solicitor S. R. Hubbard, III, of Lexington, for Respondent.

The Court issued a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Williams, 422 S.C. 525, 812 S.E.2d 917 (2018).

Donald Michael Mathison and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Assistant Attorney General James Clayton Mitchell III, and Assistant Attorney General Scott Matthews, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, all for Respondent.

Petitioner was found guilty of attempted murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. He was sentenced to a total of 65 years' imprisonment. The court of appeals affirmed his convictions. This Court granted certiorari to review whether the court of appeals erred in affirming 1.) the admission of photo lineup identification evidence; and 2.) that Petitioner's counsel opened the door to the introduction of testimony regarding domestic violence between Petitioner and his co-defendant.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Johnny Ellis James, Jr., both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This case comes before the Court for a second time. The first time around we reversed the PCR court's finding of no relief. We stated, "The PCR judge erred in finding there was a rebuttable presumption that the Court of Appeals reviewed every potential appellate issue and determined them to be without merit when conducting an Anders review and that there is a requirement that a PCR applicant show there was an irregularity in the Court of Appeals' Anders review." Pantovich v. State, Op. No. 2015-MO-052 (S.C. filed Aug. 26, 2015). On remand, the PCR court granted the Defendant a new trial. We granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to determine whether the PCR court's finding of relief is proper.

Appellate Defender Joanna K. Delany, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, and Solicitor Douglas A. Barfield, Jr., of Kershaw, for Respondent.

Thompson appeals his convictions for first degree burglary and third degree assault and battery, arguing the trial court erred by admitting a trespass notice into evidence and admitting the entire recording of a 911 call into evidence. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Thompson, 420 S.C. 386, 803 S.E.2d 44 (Ct. App. 2017). This Court granted Thompson's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Robert Bratton Varnado and Alexis Mills Wimberly, both of Brown & Varnado, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Petitioner. Bradford M. Owensby, of Brad Owensby Law Firm, LLC, of Aiken, for Respondent.

The Court granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Cartmel v. Taylor, Op. No. 2018-UP-046 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Jan. 31, 2018).

Thomas F. McDow and Erin K. Urquhart, both of McDow & Urquhart, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Petitioners. Joshua B. Mitchell, of Rock Hill, for Respondent. James W. Tucker, Jr., of Rock Hill, Guardian ad Litem.

We granted certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the family court's award of guardian ad litem fees.