THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals The State, Respondent, v. Jermaine T. Fuller, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2009-147686

Appeal From York County John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-045 Submitted December 2, 2013 – Filed February 5, 2014

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Dunbar, 356 S.C. 138, 142, 587 S.E.2d 691, 693-94 (2003) ("In order for an issue to be preserved for appellate review, it must have been raised to and ruled upon by the [circuit court.] Issues not raised and ruled upon in the [circuit] court will not be considered on appeal."); In re McCracken, 346 S.C. 87, 92, 551 S.E.2d 235, 238 (2001) ("A constitutional claim must be raised and ruled upon to be preserved for appellate review.").

AFFIRMED.1 SHORT, WILLIAMS, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.