Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Howard James Woods, Jr., appeals his conviction of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, arguing the trial court erred by admitting the victim's testimony about conduct that occurred prior to the time period alleged in the indictment.

Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Barnes appeals his conviction of murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Barnes argues the circuit court erred in refusing to dismiss his indictment because 1) the State violated his state and federal rights to a speedy trial and 2) the State did not comply with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (the "IAD"), S.C. Code Ann. §§ 17-11-10 to -80.

S. Randall Hood and Jordan Christopher Calloway, both of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellants. Shawn Boyd Deery, of McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, of Columbia, for Appellants. Kevin B. Smith of Hoffman Law Firm, of North Charleston, for Appellants. R. Davis Howser and Jeffrey Ian Silverberg, both of Howser Newman & Besley, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent Pilot Travel Centers, LLC. Roy Pearce Maybank and Amanda R. Maybank, both of Maybank Law Firm, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Transportation. Jerome Bennett Crites, III, and Mary Barnwell Ramsay, both of Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, LLP, of Charleston, for Respondent Speedway, LLC. Bruce Alan Berlinsky, of Charleston, for Respondent Ashley Land Surveying, Inc.

Cynthia and Richard Wright appeal the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), Pilot Travel Centers, Speedway, LLC, and Ashley Land Surveying (collectively, Respondents), arguing the circuit court erred in finding (1) Respondents did not owe a duty to the Wrights, (2) Respondents did not breach their duties to the Wrights, (3) no question of fact existed regarding proximate cause, and (4) SCDOT was entitled to summary judgment based on the South Carolina Tort Claims Act.

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant. Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., of Columbia, for Respondent.

Antwuan Levon Nelson appeals his voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime convictions. Nelson asserts the trial court erred in refusing to grant a continuance or a mistrial when his key witness, who was hospitalized at the time of trial, would have given testimony pertinent to Nelson's self-defense claim and his ability to retreat.

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant. Assistant Attorney General William Frederick Schumacher, IV, of Columbia, for Respondent.

James Caleb Williams appeals his conviction for attempted murder, arguing the circuit court erred in failing to direct a verdict in his favor because the State failed to present any direct or substantial evidence he specifically intended to shoot anyone.