Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence, for Respondent.

Appellant Jimmy Turner appeals his convictions for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act with a minor. Appellant contends the trial court erred by allowing the State's expert witness to improperly bolster the alleged victim's credibility with testimony regarding the expert's recommendations to the victim.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Appellant. Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Appellant. James W. Boyd of James W. Boyd, Attorney, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

The State appeals the circuit court's dismissal of its case against Steven Walters, Jr. for driving under the influence (DUI), second offense. The State argues the circuit court erred in finding: (1) the video recording produced by the State failed to comply with the requirements of section 56-5-2953(A) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2015); and (2) section 56-5-2953(B) of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2015) was not applicable.

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 Appellant. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson and Assistant Solicitor April Woodard Sampson, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The State appeals the circuit court's order finding Shannon Scott immune from prosecution for murder pursuant to sections 16-11-440(A) and (C) of the South Carolina Code.

John Holladay Harris and Virginia M. Dupont, both of Spartanburg; Ray Nelson Stevens, Michael Enrico Kozlarek, and Walter Hammond Cartin, all of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP of Columbia, for Appellant. James G. Carpenter and Jennifer J. Miller, both of Carpenter Law Firm, PC of Greenville; and Lewis Warren Clayton, III of MSI-Viking Gage, LLC of Duncan, for Respondent. Robert E. Lyon, Jr., John K. DeLoache, and Alexander White Smith, all of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association of Counties. Milton Gary Kimpson and Joe S. Dusenbury, Jr., both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Department of Revenue. Burnet Rhett Maybank, III, and James Peter Rourke, both of Nexsen Pruet, LLC of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation.

In this action from the Administrative Law Court (ALC), the Spartanburg County Assessor (Assessor) appeals the ALC's order granting Montgomery's motion for summary judgment. Assessor argues the ALC erred in its definition of "fair market value for agricultural property" in section 12-43-220(d) of the South Carolina Code (2014).

Kimberly Yancey Brooks of Kimberly Y. Brooks, Attorney at Law, of Greenville for Appellant. Kathleen J. Hodges of Walhalla, for Respondent. Brittany Dreher Senerius of Senerius & Tye, Attorneys at Law, of Anderson, for Guardian Ad Litem Kay Sporrer.

William Harry Ehlies, II, 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, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II, of Conway, for Respondent.

Joshua Griffith appeals his convictions of murder, criminal conspiracy, and assault and battery with intent to kill. He contends the trial court erred in not granting him a directed verdict. He also argues the trial court should have charged the jury regarding circumstantial evidence according to State v. Logan. Additionally, he maintains the trial court erred in permitting a witness to testify in reply when that witness violated the sequestration order.

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 Caroline M. Scrantom, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Walter Wilkins, III, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Walker Manning Hughes appeals his convictions for murder, first-degree burglary, grand larceny, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and his aggregate sentence of life without parole (LWOP). Hughes argues the circuit court erred in (1) admitting prejudicial hearsay testimony and (2) denying his motion to require the State to open fully on the law and the facts during closing arguments.

William E. Phillips, of Anderson, for Appellant. David James Brousseau of McIntosh, Sherard, Sullivan & Brousseau, of Anderson, for Respondent.

In this divorce action, Brenda Bradberry (Wife) appeals the family court's order, arguing (1) the family court erred by failing to award alimony to Wife based on the duration of the marriage, the incomes of the parties, and other relevant factors; and (2) the family court erred by failing to grant Wife a divorce based upon the ground of adultery.

Assistant Appellate Defender Tiffany Lorraine Butler, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Donte Samar Brown appeals his convictions of armed robbery, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy, and burglary in the second degree. He contends the trial court erred in admitting GPS records from an electronic monitoring device under the business records exception to the rule against hearsay, Rule 803(6), SCRE. He also maintains the trial court erred in admitting evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant, which he argues was defective under section 17-13-140 of the South Carolina Code.

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. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Fred Sanders appeals his convictions for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute (PWID) heroin, and possession of a controlled substance, arguing the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to recharge the jury on the language of section 44-53-375(D) of the South Carolina Code and (2) denying his motion for a mistrial .

J. Cameron Halford of Halford, Niemiec & Freeman, LLP, of Fort Mill, for Appellant. John Martin Foster, of Rock Hill, for Respondents.

In this trespass action, Appellant Earl Dukes seeks review of the circuit court's order granting partial summary judgment to Respondents, Kenneth W. Farrell and Mary C. Farrell (the Farrells). Dukes argues the circuit court failed to view the facts in a light most favorable to him in ruling that the Farrells owned the pier and dock crossing Dukes' land. Dukes also argues the circuit court erred in concluding that the Farrells had an appurtenant easement over Dukes' property.

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 Donald J. Zelenka, and Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Devin Johnson appeals his convictions for murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, arguing the trial court erred in (1) admitting text messages and historical cell service location information obtained from his cellular service provider by a search warrant; (2) admitting his statement to a police officer; and (3) instructing the jury concerning "the hand of one is the hand of all" because the evidence did not support the instruction and the timing of the instruction prevented Appellant from addressing the theory in his closing argument.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Appellant. Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this appeal, the State argues the plea court erred in interpreting Section 24-13-1530 of the South Carolina Code (2007) to allow a sentence of house arrest for a violent crime-trafficking in marijuana, ten to one hundred pounds, first offense-when the plain language of the statute unambiguously states it only applies to "low risk, nonviolent adult and juvenile offenders."