John Hughes Cooper of John Hughes Cooper, PC, of Mount Pleasant, for Appellant. Lisa Fisher, pro hac vice, of Long Beach, California, for Appellant. Peter A. Kouten of Kouten Law Firm, LLC, of Johns Island, for Respondent.

In this consolidated probate case, Appellants Betty Fisher and Lisa Fisher separately appeal from the circuit court's affirmance of the probate court's orders appointing a special fiduciary, freezing assets, and denying the Fishers' motions for reconsideration, arguing twenty-two issues summarized as the following: (1) the circuit court erred in failing to consider Appellant's Statement of Grounds or allow oral argument; (2) the probate court did not have jurisdiction because the matter was on appeal; (3) Respondent Bessie Huckabee did not have standing in the matter; (4) the probate court order was void because Huckabee failed to provide the required notice and violated Rule 11, SCRCP; (5) the probate court erred in denying Lisa Fisher "reasonable compensation"; (6) the probate court erred in freezing decedent's accounts; (7) the probate court erred in appointing a special fiduciary; (8) the probate court erred in failing to grant Lisa Fisher an extension; and (9) the probate court erred in hearing the motion to appoint a special fiduciary when statutory notice was not given.

John Hughes Cooper of John Hughes Cooper, PC, of Mount Pleasant, for Appellant. Lisa Fisher, pro hac vice, of California, for Appellant. Peter A. Kouten of Kouten Law Firm, LLC, of Johns Island, for Respondent.

Consolidated with #22281 & 22283

John Hughes Cooper of John Hughes Cooper, PC, of Mount Pleasant, for Appellant. Lisa Fisher, pro hac vice, of California, for Appellant. Peter A. Kouten of Kouten Law Firm, LLC, of Johns Island, for Respondent.

Consolidated with #22281 & 22282

Appellate Defender John Harrison Strom, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William Frederick Schumacher, IV, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Benjamin Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsville, for Respondent. Mary Shannon Williams, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Appellant Alexander Huckabee, III seeks review of his convictions for homicide by child abuse, inflicting great bodily injury upon a child, unlawful conduct toward a child, and first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Huckabee argues the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of a witness proffered as an expert in criminal behavioral analysis and crime scene reconstruction because the witness's criminal profiling testimony usurped the jury's role as sole fact finder and was based on an unreliable methodology. Huckabee also challenges the admission of his videotaped interrogation because the interrogation was given under coercive conditions.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Vann Henry Gunter, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Dominique Williams appeals his conviction for unlawfully carrying a handgun, arguing the trial court erred in (1) failing to suppress the gun; (2) failing to grant a directed verdict; and (3) defining "carrying about the person" and providing an exception to unlawful carrying in its jury charge.

Andrew Sims Radeker of Harrison & Radeker, P.A., of Columbia, for Appellant. S. Nelson Weston, Jr., Charles Joseph Webb, and Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, all of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Salon Proz, LLC, appeals the master-in-equity's order denying its motion to transfer the case to the general jury docket arguing (1) it did not waive its jury demand, (2) the clerk of court lacked the power to refer the case to the master, (3) if the clerk had the power to refer the case, the clerk erred in doing so, and (4) return to the general docket was required because Salon Proz's amended answer and counterclaim demanded a jury trial and created new issues of fact.

Kenneth Philip Shabel of Kennedy & Brannon, P.A., of Spartanburg, for Appellant. James W. Shaw and Heather Gwinn Hunter, both of Dennis, Shaw, Drennan & Pack, LLC, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Lenora Whitfield Tucci appeals the circuit court's order dismissing her appeal from the probate court. She argues the circuit court erred in dismissing her appeal for failure to timely file a statement of issues on appeal because the respondents suffered no prejudice as a result of her failure to comply with the statute. She further argues the probate court should have found the time period for her to file a petition for an elective share was tolled while an action was pending in family court, and the probate court erred in dismissing her petition as untimely.

James G. Carpenter and Jennifer J. Miller, both of The Carpenter Law Firm, PC, of Greenville, for Appellants. Edward Houseal Bender and Kenneth M. Moffitt, both of Columbia, for Respondents John E. Courson, Darrell Jackson, Joel Lourie, and John L. Scott, Jr. Deputy Solicitor General J. Emory Smith, Jr., of Columbia, for The State of South Carolina.

South Carolina Public Interest Foundation appeals the circuit court's order denying its motion for attorney's fees and costs pursuant to section 15-77-300 of the South Carolina Code (Supp. 2015).

Nathan James Sheldon of The Law Office of Nathan J. Sheldon, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Melinda Inman Butler of The Butler Law Firm, of Union, for Appellant. James Fletcher Thompson of James Fletcher Thompson, LLC, of Spartanburg, for Respondents Edward A. and Tammy G. Dalsing. Larry Dale Dove of Dove & Murphy Law Group, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Respondents Edward A. and Tammy G. Dalsing. Lindsey Ann McCallister, of Columbia, for Respondent Foster Care Review Board. David E. Simpson, of Rock Hill, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services. Debra A. Matthews of Debra A. Matthews, Attorney at Law, LLC, of Winnsboro, for Respondent Erica Smith. Erick Matthew Barbare of The Barbare Law Firm, of Greenville, for Intervenor Sherry Powers. Brenda L. Gorski of Columbia and Krystal L. Orr of Krystal L. Orr, Esq., of Rock Hill, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Andrew Jack Myers appeals a family court order granting the adoption of his minor daughter to her foster parents, Edward and Tammy Dalsing. On appeal, Myers argues the family court erred in (1) finding his consent was not required for the adoption, (2) terminating his parental rights, (3) granting adoption to the Dalsings while simultaneously finding they lacked standing to adopt the child, (4) allowing the Dalsings to be parties to this action, and (5) finding the child's permanent plan should be termination of parental rights and adoption.