Assistant Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Travell Hill appeals his conviction for trafficking cocaine, arguing the trial judge erred in: (1) denying his motion to suppress the drug evidence because his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when the officer did not have a reasonable suspicion that Hill was engaged in a serious criminal activity reasonable so as to warrant a continued detention after the issuance of a warning for a traffic stop; and (2) finding Hill lacked standing to challenge the lawfulness of the search and seizure of the rental car he was driving.

Timothy Kirk Truslow of T. Kirk Truslow, P.A. of North Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Linda Annette Grice, Philip S. Porter, and Frank L. Valenta, Jr., all of Blythewood, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the Administrative Law Court (ALC), Charles Holdorf challenges the suspension of his driver's license for failing to submit to a drug screening. Holdorf contends the ALC erred in determining the record contains sufficient evidence to support a finding that reasonable grounds existed to request him to submit to a drug test.

James D. Calmes, III, of Greenville, for Appellant. A. Todd Darwin of Holcombe Bomar, PA, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

This appeal arises from Appellant's action against Respondents for violations of a restricted covenant. The master-in-equity granted Respondents' motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 41(b), SCRCP. On appeal, Appellant argues the master-in-equity erred in granting Respondents' motion to dismiss.

Assistant Appellate Defender Dayne C. Phillips, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia for Respondent. Solicitor Barry Joe Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

This appeal arises from Appellant's conviction of accessory before the fact in the commission of a felony to commit burglary. On appeal, Appellant argues the trial court abused its discretion by not granting Appellant's motions for a mistrial and a directed verdict.

Assistant Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Reginald Nance appeals his conviction for possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court failed to direct a verdict in his favor after the State failed to present any evidence of a nexus between a pair of burglaries and a gun recovered from an automobile in the parking lot of the burglarized stores.

Assistant Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Michael Milledge was convicted of possession of ecstasy, possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, trafficking in crack cocaine, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. On appeal, he argues the trial court erred in (1) admitting the evidence of contraband found on pursuant to an illegal search and seizure and (2) refusing to direct a verdict in his favor on the charges of trafficking in crack cocaine and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

H. Wayne Floyd of Wayne Floyd Law Office, of West Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Lexie Dial, III appeals his conviction of homicide by child abuse. He argues the trial court committed reversible error by (1) ruling Henry Dukes had authority to arrest Lexie Dial as a United States Marshall under section 23-1-220 of the South Carolina Code, or in the alternative, as a citizen pursuant to section 17-13-10 of the South Carolina Code; (2) refusing to allow defense counsel to impeach the State's lead investigator; (3) denying Dial's motion for a mistrial after Misti Richards brought an urn to the witness stand; (4) admitting prejudicial autopsy photographs into evidence and refusing to admit the pathologist's probative conflicting reports; and (5) sentencing Dial to the maximum sentence permitted under South Carolina law without properly considering the aggravating and mitigating circumstances.

Assistant Appellate Defender Breen Richard Stevens, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, Christopher Murray claims the circuit court erred when it did not charge on the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter where the evidence indicated a struggle occurred between Murray and the victim before Murray fatally shot the victim.

Assistant Appellate Defender Dayne C. Phillips for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Appellant Michael Avery Humphrey seeks review of his involuntary manslaughter conviction. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his directed verdict motion because the State failed to present substantial circumstantial evidence of his guilt. Appellant also argues that his right to a speedy trial was violated.

E. Ros Huff, Jr. and Shelby Hapeshis Kellahan, both of Huff Law Firm, LLC, of Irmo, for Appellants. Ann McCrowey Mickle of Mickle & Bass, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent., Michael Joseph O'Sullivan of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Conway, for Respondent.

Bondex Inc. and Great American Alliance Insurance Company (collectively, Appellants) contend substantial evidence does not support the South Carolina Worker's Compensation Appellate Panel's (Appellate Panel) conclusion that Bernard D. Lee sustained a work-related accident for which he was entitled to temporary total disability benefits, and the decision was an error of law. The Appellants further maintain the Appellate Panel erred in holding in abeyance all other injuries.

Assistant Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Marshall McGaha argues the trial court erred in granting the State's motion to consolidate the prosecution of four charges against McGaha into a single trial.

Assistant Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Antwan McMillan appeals from his convictions of attempted assault and battery and attempted armed robbery. Jakes argues the trial court erred in not replacing a juror, whose spouse was previously a full-time deputy sheriff and at the time of trial was a reserve deputy. Jakes additionally asserts that had his attorneys been aware of this juror's spouse's status, his attorney would have used his peremptory challenges differently.

J. Scott Kunst, Appellant pro se. Violet Elizabeth Wright and T. S. Stern, Jr., both of Covington Patrick Hagins Stern & Lewis, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondent.

Scott Kunst appeals the circuit court's grant of summary judgment on his defamation cause of action against David Loree. On appeal, Kunst claims the circuit court improperly applied the doctrine of collateral estoppel and ignored certain evidence when it dismissed his defamation claim. Additionally, Kunst contends the circuit court failed to address his infliction of emotional distress cause of action when it dismissed his defamation claim.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. of Bahnmuller Goldman McElveen Ford Bultman & Rodriguez, PA, of Sumter, for Appellant. Candace G. Hindersman of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Columbia, for Respondents.

Emma Hamilton appeals the order of the Workers' Compensation Commission's Appellate Panel (Appellate Panel) arguing the Appellate Panel erred in finding (1) her employer terminated temporary total disability benefits in compliance with statutory requirements, (2) she had reached maximum medical improvement, (3) she recieved the neccessary medical treatment to lessen her period of disability, (4) she was not a credible witness, and (5) the award for permanent partial disability to her arm was appropriate.

Eric J. Erickson of Erickson Law Firm, LLC, of Beaufort, for Appellant. William B. Harvey, III, of Harvey & Battey, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

Appellant argues trial court erred admitting breathalyzer test results on non-implied consent form obtained as a second test after a first refusal.

Kenneth C. Porter of Porter & Rosenfeld, of Greenville, for Appellant. Kim R. Varner, of Varner & Segura, and J. Falkner Wilkes, both of Greenville, for Respondent.

Frank J. Pedery appeals the family court's order terminating his former wife's alimony obligation based on its finding that she proved Pedery was residing with another person in a romantic relationship for a period of ninety or more consecutive days.

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 Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

Johnson appeals his murder conviction, arguing the trial judge erroneously suppressed evidence that the victim had admitted to Johnson on a prior occasion to having served time in Florida for stabbing someone.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

This appeal arises from Appellant's murder conviction. On appeal, Appellant argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict.

Assistant Appellate Defender Breen Richard Stevens, 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 Brendan J. McDonald, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Brittany Johnson challenges her murder conviction, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) admitting her statement to police into evidence after her invocation of the right to counsel was not honored; (2) failing to grant a mistrial after the jury prematurely deliberated; (3) denying her request to instruct the jury on self-defense; and (4) denying her request to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter.

Richard B. Kale, Jr. of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Appellants. Jeremy Andrew Dantin of Harrison White Smith & Coggins, PC, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

In this appeal from the workers' compensation commission, the employer and its insurance carrier argue the commission erred in finding that the employee sustained a compensable injury to her shoulder.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender David Alexander, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Darren Gerome Scott was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree and three counts of committing a lewd act upon a minor. Scott appeals, arguing the trial court erred by allowing two witnesses to testify that Scott had previously sexually molested them. Specifically, Scott argues the admitted testimony was too remote, not sufficiently similar to the conduct alleged in the instant case, and unfairly prejudicial.

William Patrick Yon of Chapman Byrholdt & Yon, LLP, of Anderson, for Appellant. Jeremy Brown, pro se, Respondent.

Bonnie Sue Odom appeals a contempt order, arguing the family court erred in (1) finding she willfully violated a restraining order, and (2) imposing a criminal sanction for civil contempt.

Lena Younts Meredith of Nicholson, Meredith and Anderson, LLC, of Greenwood, for Appellant. Richard B. Kale, Jr. of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A., of Greenville, for Respondent.

John Leopard appeals the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission Appellate Panel's order, arguing the Appellate Panel erred in (1) finding he did not suffer a change of condition, (2) relying on the testimony of Dr. Shallcross, and (3) finding the testimony of Drs. Poletti and Reddick was not credible.

Assistant Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Anthony Tilmon appeals his convictions for lewd act on a minor and criminal sexual conduct with a minor, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) failing to allow him to introduce evidence of his good character towards children; (2) denying his motion for a mistrial; and (3) denying his motion to suppress videotape of a forensic interview.

Willie Bruce Heyward of Heirs' Property Law Center, LLC, of Charleston, for Appellant. Jeffrey Scott Weathers of Law Office of Jeffrey S. Weathers, LLC, of Moncks Corner, for Respondent,

On appeal, George Mitchell claims the trial court failed to address the required elements prior to forfeiting Mitchell's property to Burbage Smoak. In addition, Mitchell contends the trial court erred in denying him the right of redemption prior to forfeiting his property.

Paul Dezso de Holczer of deHolczer Law PC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Sheridon Hunter Spoon, of Columbia, for Respondents.

Edward Trimmier appeals the Administrative Law Court's order affirming the action of the State Board of Dentistry (the Board) in making the reinstatement of his license to practice dentistry contingent upon the status of his professional license in Georgia. He contends the Board's order was (1) made in violation of its statutory authority, (2) made upon unlawful procedure, (3) erroneous in light of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence, and (4) arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion.

Andrew Sims Radeker of Harrison & Radeker, P.A., of Columbia, and David Lloyd Thomas of Moore Taylor & Thomas, PA, of Greenville, for Appellants. Hamilton Osborne, Jr. of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent. Ronald C. Scott of Scott Law Firm, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent. Tobias Gavin Ward, Jr. and James Derrick Jackson, both of Tobias G. Ward, Jr., PA, of Columbia, SC for Respondent. Erica Greer Lybrand of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, of Columbia, for Respondent. Priti Marolia Patel of Scott Law Firm, PA, of Elgin, for Respondent.

In this mortgage foreclosure action, the Tuckers appeal the trial court's order denying their motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Rule 60, SCRCP. In addition, the Tuckers assert the proceedings that resulted in the orders for ejectment shifted the burden of proof to the Tuckers and were structurally defective. They also argue the trial misapprehended the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and did not follow the directives of the administrative orders.

Assistant Appellate Defender Breen Richard Stevens, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal case, Appellant argues the trial court erred by failing to sever Appellant's charges and erred by denying the motion for a directed verdict on the charge of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

Jonathan McKey Milling of Milling Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Ashley White Creech and Chad Alan McGowan, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

Respondent Cynthia Crowe sued Appellant Michael Earl Miller for injuries sustained in as a passenger in a boating accident in which Miller was allegedly operating the watercraft. Miller counterclaimed, alleging Crowe was driving the boat. The trial court granted Crowe's motion for judgment on the pleadings on Miller's counterclaim on the ground that Miller had previously entered an Alford plea to operating a water vehicle while under the influence and causing severe bodily injury, noting the plea addressed the same events as his counterclaim.

E. Ros Huff, Jr. of Huff Law Firm, LLC and Shelby Hapeshis Kellahan of Huff Law Firm, LLC, both of Irmo, for Appellant. John S. Nichols, Blake Alexander Hewitt, and Allison Paige Sullivan, all of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this workers' compensation action filed by Andrew Marrs against 1751, LLC d/b/a Saluda's (Saluda's) and the South Carolina Uninsured Employer's Fund, Saluda's appeals, arguing the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission erred in finding Marrs' knee injury was compensable when it occurred on stairs Saluda's prohibited Marrs from using.

Chief Deputy Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William Blitch, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Strom Thurmond, Jr., of Aiken, for Respondent.

Gerald Carlisle, Jr., appeals his convictions for four counts of a lewd act upon a child and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor, arguing the trial judge erred in refusing to exclude evidence of prior alleged incidents of sexual abuse between Carlisle and the victim.

Assistant Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Sasha A. Gaskins appeals her convictions for two counts of armed robbery and two counts of burglary in the first degree, arguing the trial judge erred in the following: (1) overruling her objection to the prosecutor's closing argument; (2) ruling her expert could not testify to her state of mind; and (3) refusing to permit her expert to respond to a hypothetical question.

Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Sasha A. Gaskins appeals her convictions for two counts of armed robbery and two counts of burglary in the first degree, arguing the trial judge erred in the following: (1) overruling her objection to the prosecutor's closing argument; (2) ruling her expert could not testify to her state of mind; and (3) refusing to permit her expert to respond to a hypothetical question.

Assistant Appellate Defender LaNelle DuRant, of Columbia. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

David Rhoad claims the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial after the State made an inflammatory comment to the jury during the State's closing argument.

David Lamar Little, Jr. and Larry Dale Dove of Dove & Barton, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant Jane Cherry. David Bradley Jordan of Jordan & Dunn, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellants Carlton Quinton and Alice Quinton. Forrest C. Wilkerson, IV, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

In this appeal arising out of wrongful death, survival, and negligence actions, Appellants challenge the circuit court's grant of Myers Timber Company's summary judgment motion. They argue sufficient evidence was presented to raise a jury question whether Levister Logging was an employee of Myers Timber or an independent contractor.

Assistant Appellate Defender Dayne C. Phillips, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant challenges his convictions for first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act upon a child. He argues the trial court erred in (1) refusing to sever the two charges that involved two victims, did not arise out of a single chain of circumstances, and were not provable by the same evidence, (2) admitting alleged prior bad act evidence where there was only a general similarity between the prior bad act and the crime and the probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect, and (3) failing to grant a new trial where the cumulative effect of trial errors was so prejudicial as to deprive him of a fair trial.