Lindsey Sterling Vann, Emily C. Paavola and Allison Ann Franz, of Justice 360, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, and Assistant Attorney General William Joseph Maye, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Respondent.

The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the post-conviction relief (PCR) court's decision regarding what procedures are required by the Court's prior decision in Robertson v. State, 418 S.C. 505, 795 S.E.2d 29 (2016) (permitting successive PCR applications when PCR counsel is not statutorily qualified under the South Carolina Effective Death Penalty Act).

George Trenholm Walker and John Phillips Linton, Jr., both of Walker, Gressette & Linton, LLC, of Charleston, for Petitioner. C. Mitchell Brown, Allen Mattison Bogan, all of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia; and Robert W. Achurch, III, and Mary Bass Lohr, both of Howell, Gibson & Hughes, P.A., of Beaufort, for Respondent.

The Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the the court of appeals' decision in Road, LLC v. Beaufort County, 433 S.C. 164, 857 S.E.2d 371 (Ct. App. 2021). This case considers a contract claim based on a settlement agreement between a developer of a residential community on the Okatie river, the owner of the only road to that community, and Beaufort County. The Court will consider whether the circuit court erred in setting aside the jury's verdict in favor of Road, LLC.

Vordman Carlisle Traywick, III, of Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown and Assistant Attorney General Tommy Evans, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, all for Respondent.

We granted Little's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Little, Op. No. 2021-UP-196 (S.C. Ct. App. filed July 21, 2021). We will determine whether the trial court erred in (1) denying Little's motion to suppress, (2) denying Little's motion for a mistrial, and (3) admitting testimony from the State's footwear expert.

Nancy Bloodgood and Lucy Clark Sanders, of Bloodgood & Sanders, LLC, of Mt. Pleasant, for Petitioner. Andrew F. Lindemann, of Lindemann & Davis, P.A.; Richard J. Morgan, of Burr & Forman, LLP, both of Columbia; and E. Brandon Gaskins, of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, of Charleston, all for Respondent.

The Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals in Cruce v. Berkeley County School District, 435 S.C. 7, 865 S.E.2d 391 (Ct. App. 2021). The court will consider whether the court of appeals erred in (1) holding Cruce was a public figure or limited public figure and (2) relying on Garrard v. Charleston County School District, 429 S.C. 170, 838 S.E.2d 698 (Ct. App. 2019).

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing both of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Petitioner. Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals in State v. Perry, 434 S.C. 92, 862 S.E.2d 451 (Ct. App. 2021). A jury convicted Perry of attempted murder. The Court will consider whether the court of appeals erred in reversing Perry's conviction where the trial court charged the jury, "When the intent to do an act that violates the law exists[,] motive becomes immaterial."

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Scott Matthews, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Bluffton, for Petitioner-Respondent. E. Charles Grose, Jr, of The Grose Law Firm, of Greenwood, for Respondent-Petitioner.

The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in State v. Dent, 434 S.C. 357, 863 S.E.2d 478 (Ct. App. 2021).

James Todd Rutherford, of The Rutherford Law Firm, LLC, of Columbia, for Defendant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General W. Jeffrey Young, Solicitor General Robert D. Cook, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Deputy General Heather Savitz Weiss; and Solicitor Byron E. Gipson, all of Columbia, for Petitioner.