Kathleen Fowler Monoc of Pratt-Thomas Walker, PA, of Charleston, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender Laura R. Baer, both 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 Kaycie Smith Timmons, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

Rajerick Knight appeals from his murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime convictions, arguing the trial court erred in (1) failing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter because there was evidence of his fear of the decedent and that he acted in the sudden heat of passion upon sufficient legal provocation, and (2) excluding relevant evidence of his state of mind which further supported a charge on voluntary manslaughter.

Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

In this appeal from two drug related convictions, Phillip Monroe argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial when a law enforcement officer mentioned during his testimony a polygraph examination performed on Monroe immediately prior to his confession to the crimes for which he was convicted.

Brandon Scott Smith of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina Catoe Bigelow, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

James Lamont Moore appeals his conviction for distribution of crack cocaine, arguing the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to redact statements in a video exhibit; (2) denying his motion for a mistrial; and (3) trying him in absentia.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr. of Carpenter Appeals & Trial Support, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Danielle F. Payne and James C. (Trey) Cox, III. both of Grier, Cox, & Cranshaw, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. John Paul Detrick of Peters Murdaugh Parker Eltzroth & Detrick, PA, of Hampton, for Respondent. Ronald A. Maxwell, Sr. of Maxwell Law Firm, of Aiken, for Respondent. L. Lisa McPherson of McWhirter Bellinger & Associates, PA, of Lexington, for Respondent. Robert Norris Hill of Law Office of Robert Hill, of Lexington, for Respondent.

In this appeal from a negligence action, Sam English Grading contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence and not granting it a directed verdict or JNOV. It also argues the trial court erred in giving a coercive version of an Allen charge.

Tracy Lynn Eggleston of Cozen O'Connor, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael B.T. Wilkes and Charles Daniel Atkinson, both of Wilkes Law Firm, PA, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

Appellant Randolph James appeals the trial court's dismissal of his action against Oconee County based on the court's finding valid service was not effected on Oconee County prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations on his claims.

Appellate Defenders Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani and Laura R. Baer, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Conrad Lamont Slocumb appeals his aggregate one hundred and thirty year sentence for offenses committed when he was a juvenile, arguing it is the functional equivalent of a life sentence without parole and is in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

Beth B. Richardson, of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender Lara Mary Caudy, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Christina Catoe Bigelow, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Denorris Hall appeals from his convictions for attempted armed robbery and attempted murder, arguing the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion to dismiss for a mistrial based on a violation of his due process rights; (2) admitting his statement into evidence; and (3) denying his counsel the opportunity to argue last during closing in violation of his equal protection rights.

Charles R. Griffin, Jr., of Anderson, for Appellant. Robert A. Muckenfuss of McGuireWoods LLP, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Respondent. Harriet Pollitt Wallace of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, of Greenville. for Respondent. Samuel Calvin Waters of The Waters Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent. J. Curtis Griner, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Respondent.

In this foreclosure action, Rhonda Booms ("Appellant") contends the trial court erred in (1) finding the maximum recovery Appellant was permitted under the Attorney-Preference Statute was a $7,500 setoff of the foreclosure judgment, (2) granting Deutsche Bank National Trust Company's ("Respondent") motion in limine as to statements made by the mortgage server, (3) failing to find the Note and/or Mortgage were unconscionable, (4) failing to find Respondent was not a holder in due course, and (5) holding the unclean hands doctrine did not apply.

Ariail Elizabeth King and James Mixon Griffin of Lewis Babcock & Griffin, LLP, of Columbia. for Appellant. Douglas Neal Truslow, of Columbia, pro se Respondent. Desa Ballard, of West Columbia, pro se Respondent.

Marshall L. Horton and Lindsay Yoas Goodman, both of Horton Law Firm, LLC, of Bluffton, for Appellant. John S. Nichols and Blake Alexander Hewitt, both of Bluestein Nichols Thompson & Delgado, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent. William Randall Phipps and Susan Lynn Brach, both of Phipps & Brach, PA, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent.

In this post-divorce litigation, Richard Ulbrich appeals a contempt order issued by the family court, arguing: (1) the appealed order amounted to a modification of the property settlement agreement laid out in the parties' divorce decree, (2) any alleged disobedience on his part was not willful contempt, and (3) the family court erred in awarding Respondent Anne Ulbrich attorney's fees and expert fees.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek and Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, both of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor William Benjamin Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsville, for Respondent.

Mitchell Rivers appeals his conviction of homicide by child abuse, arguing the trial court erred in admitting evidence of collateral injuries indicative of prior child abuse.

Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Special Assistant Attorney General Amie L. Clifford, of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

Marvin Green appeals his convictions of armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. On appeal, Green argues the trial court (1) violated his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial by failing to provide the jury with specific instructions concerning how to analyze identification evidence; (2) erred in allowing the State to introduce his mug shot; and (3) erred in sentencing him to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Candy M. Kern-Fuller of Upstate Law Group, LLC, of Easley, for Appellant. Carolyn Elaine Galloway of Carolyn E. Galloway, Attorney at Law, of Anderson, for Respondent.

In this family court action, Cornelius Cowan (Father) appeals the court's award of joint custody and primary decision-making authority to Alesha Cunningham (Mother) with respect to the parties' minor child. Father alleges the guardian ad litem failed to conduct a proper investigation and that the family court erred in accepting Mother's declared income in light of evidence she earned additional income. Finally, Father appeals the family court's award of attorney's fees to Mother arguing the family court only considered Mother's beneficial results to the exclusion of the other required factors.

Michael W. Mogil of Law Office of Michael W. Mogil, P.A., of Hilton Head Island, for Appellants. Anthony E. Griffis, pro se Respondent.

Cherry Hill Estates, LLC, and Ronald Faulkner (Appellants) appeal the trial court's order granting summary judgment to Anthony E. Griffis on Appellants' causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence, in which the court held the causes of action were barred by the statute of limitations.

Stephen Benjamin Samuels of Samuels Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant. Natasha M. Hanna of Law Office of Natasha M. Hanna, P.C., of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Stanford Ernest Lacy, Peter H. Dworjanyn, and Christian Stegmaier, all of Collins & Lacy, PC, of Columbia, for Respondent Amerco/U-Haul International and Respondent New Hampshire Insurance Company. Lisa C. Glover, of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Workers' Compensation Uninsured Employers Fund. Sean P. Unterkoefler, pro se Respondent.

George Ferguson appeals from the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commission, arguing the Appellate Panel erred in finding he failed to carry his burden of proving: (1) eMove was his statutory employer; (2) he was an employee of Sean Unterkoefler d/b/a United Stand Moving (Unterkoefler); and (3) Unterkoefler employed four or more employees during the relevant period, making Unterkoefler an uninsured employer subject to the Workers' Compensation Act.

Dwight Franklin Drake and Michael J. Anzelmo, both of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, 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 Jackson McDonald, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Daniel Edward Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal appeal, Leslie Todd Parvin argues the trial court committed reversible error in allowing inadmissible hearsay statements from two witnesses. He contends the hearsay was the heart of the State's case to the jury, and, thus, the trial court's error was not harmless.

Emma Isabelle Bryson of Bryson Law Office, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellant/Respondent. Catherine D. Badgett, of Ridgeland, for Appellant/Respondent. Donald Bruce Clark of Donald B. Clark, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent/Appellant. Pamela Wray Blackshire of Clark & Stevens, PA, of Hilton Head Island, for Respondent/Appellant.

In this appeal from the family court, Charles Ashley Couch (Father) argues the family court erred in (1) finding he failed prove a material change in circumstances substantially affecting his children's welfare; (2) making Rita Couch (Mother) the "tie-breaker" in parental decision-making; and (3) awarding Mother attorney's fees. Mother cross-appeals arguing the family court erred in awarding her only one-third of the attorney's fees and costs she incurred.

Gerald Malloy of Malloy Law Firm, of Hartsville, for Appellant. S. Randall Hood and Jordan Christopher Calloway, both of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Deborah G. Casey, of Rock Hill, for Appellant. Edward Wayne Ridgeway, Jr. of Burriss & Ridgeway, of Columbia, for Appellant. Brian Arnold Comer and Christian Stegmaier, both of Collins & Lacy, PC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this premises liability case, Appellant Denise Wright appeals the circuit court's decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the Respondents PRG Real Estate Management, Inc., Franklin Pineridge Associates, and Karen Campbell. Wright argues the Respondents (1) owed her a duty to provide or maintain reasonable security services; (2) failed to perform this duty, which proximately caused her injuries; and (3) violated the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act.

This appeal arises from a lawsuit filed by The Retreat at Co-owners Association, Inc. (the Association), a horizontal property regime, seeking a declaratory judgment that The Retreat at Edisto, LLC (the Developer), did not have the right to engage in further development of the common elements of the regime. Following a bench trial, the circuit court issued an order in the Association's favor. The Developer appeals, arguing the court erred in: (1) allowing an expert witness to testify about real estate law and (2) finding the Developer lost its right to develop a second phase of the regime when it failed to satisfy certain conditions precedent and failed to file a writing stating its intent to comply with its option.

James Kristian Falk of Bush Law Group, P.C., of Charleston, 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 Kaycie Smith Timmons, all of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

In this criminal matter, Ron McCray (Appellant) appeals his murder conviction, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) giving a self-defense charge that did not properly reflect Appellant's duty to retreat from an altercation occurring on his heirs' property; (2) violating his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to confrontation and cross-examination by allowing a witness to testify as an expert in DNA analysis based upon a report prepared by a non-testifying DNA analyst from SLED; (3) excluding his proffered evidence regarding the victim's past criminal record, drug use, and violence; and (4) denying Appellant's request to conduct a second unlimited cross-examination of a witness when he did not receive the witness's criminal record from the State in advance of the initial cross-examination.

Jennifer Breaux Howe of DeMint Howe, PA, of Greenville, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

In this appeal from his convictions of burglary, kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, Appellant Dristin Johnson argues the trial court erred in admitting certain exhibits that were not properly linked to Johnson.

Howard Walton Anderson, III, of Law Office Of Howard W. Anderson III, of Clemson, 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 William Benjamin Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsville, for Respondent.

Tyrone J. King appeals his convictions for murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and assault and battery in the third degree. King argues that the trial court erred in admitting highly prejudicial bad acts evidence, denying his motion for a mistrial, and denying his motion for a new trial.

John S. Nichols and Blake A. Hewitt, both of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, & Delgado, of Columbia, for Appellant. Marian Williams Scalise and Lydia Lewis Magee, both of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Myrtle Beach, for Respondents. Sheila Marlouvon Bias, of Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, of Columbia, for Respondents.

This appeal arises out of a medical malpractice case in which Appellant Thomas Rickerson alleged that he developed complications, including bleeding and renal failure, caused by a toxic combination of medications prescribed by Respondents Dr. John Karl and nurse practitioner and clinical specialist Virginia Bell. Appellant filed a Notice of Intent to File Suit pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 15-79-125 (Supp. 2013). After mediation did not occur during the time frame specified in the statute, the trial court granted Respondents' motion to dismiss the case with prejudice. On appeal, Appellant argues the trial court erred in dismissing the case for the following reasons: (1) the sanction was extreme and excessive, and the mediation time frame is not jurisdictional; (2) the trial court relieved Respondents of any responsibility they had for contacting the mediator regarding the mediation conference; (3) Appellant was lulled into a false sense of security by the Respondents; (4) the mediator informed the parties that mediation was not feasible because of the parties' positions; and (5) Appellant should have been allowed to file an Amended Notice of Intent to File Suit because the statute of limitations had not yet run.

Rebecca Kinlein Lindahl of Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, of Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Special Assistant Attorney General Amie L. Clifford, both of Columbia, for Respondent. Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

Appellant Kairon B. Maldonado appeals his convictions for attempted armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. He argues the trial court erred by (1) allowing the admission of a witness's out-of-court identification of Maldonado; (2) not permitting Maldonado to elicit testimony that both of his statements to police were consistent; and (3) allowing the State to tender Officer Moreno as an expert on canine tracking.

Phillip E. Reeves and Nicholas Andrew Farr, both of Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, of Greenville, for Appellant. Wallace K. Lightsey and Meliah Bowers Jefferson, both of Wyche Law Firm, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Appellant Hidria USA, Inc. (Hidria) appeals the circuit court's decision that Respondent Delo, d.d., d/b/a Slovenske Novice (Delo) was not subject to the personal jurisdiction of South Carolina. Specifically, Hidria argues that it produced sufficient evidence to support the court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over Delo based on Delo's sufficient contacts with South Carolina. In the alternative, if Delo lacked sufficient minimum contacts with South Carolina, Hidria argues the circuit court erred because Delo was subject to personal jurisdiction when it intentionally targeted Hidria in South Carolina.

Thomas James Rode of Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, PA, of Charleston, for Appellant. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

In this criminal matter, Charles Cain (Appellant) appeals his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) admitting testimony from the State's forensic chemistry expert that the "theoretical yield," or the amount of methamphetamine it was possible to produce had the empty pseudophedrine packs been full, was in excess of ten grams; and (2) denying Appellant's motion for directed verdict.

Joshua Snow Kendrick and Christopher Shannon Leonard, both of Kendrick & Leonard, P.C., of Columbia, for Appellant. Dennis M. Gmerek, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Stephon D. seeks review of a family court order denying his request to be removed from the Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect, arguing that the family court erred in retroactively applying a 2002 amendment to the statute governing the Central Registry.