Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2014

State v. Sowell

State v. Sowell
Court of Appeals of South Carolina · Decided June 18, 2014

State v. Sowell

Opinion

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. India Sowell, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2012-213675

Appeal From Lancaster County D. Craig Brown, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-226 Submitted May 1, 2014 – Filed June 18, 2014

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, 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 trial [court]. Issues not raised and ruled upon in the trial court will not be considered on appeal."); State v. Moses, 390 S.C. 502, 511, 702 S.E.2d 395, 400 (Ct. App. 2010) ("'[M]aking a motion in limine to exclude evidence at the beginning of trial does not preserve an issue for review because a motion in limine is not a final determination. The moving party, therefore, must make a contemporaneous objection when the evidence is introduced.'" (quoting State v. Forrester, 343 S.C. 637, 642, 541 S.E.2d 837, 840 (2001))).

AFFIRMED.1 WILLIAMS, KONDUROS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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

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