Opinion
Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-553
12-09-2011
The State, Respondent, v. Kenneth Wayne Brown, Appellant.
Bobby G. Frederick and Laura L. Hiller, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondents.
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.
Appeal From Horry County
Benjamin H. Culbertson, Circuit Court Judge
AFFIRMED
Bobby G. Frederick and Laura L. Hiller, of Myrtle Beach, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondents.
PER CURIAM : Kenneth Wayne Brown appeals his conviction for assault and battery with intent to kill, arguing the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict because the State failed to present evidence to rebut Brown's insanity. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Kennerly, 331 S.C. 442, 455, 503 S.E.2d 214, 221 (Ct. App. 1998) ("[I]ssues not raised to the trial court in support of the directed verdict motion are not preserved for appellate review."), aff'd, 337 S.C. 617, 524 S.E.2d 837 (1999); In re McCracken, 346 S.C. 87, 92, 551 S.E.2d 235, 238 (2001) (holding that more than a general directed verdict motion is required to preserve a directed verdict ruling).
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
AFFIRMED.
HUFF, PIEPER, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.