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State v. Huggins

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Mar 30, 2016
2016-UP-146 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2016)

Opinion

2016-UP-146

03-30-2016

The State, Respondent, v. Jamar Antonio Huggins, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2014-002022

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II, of Conway, for Respondent.


UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Submitted January 1, 2016

Appeal From Horry County Benjamin H. Culbertson, Circuit Court Judge

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Weston, 367 S.C. 279, 292, 625 S.E.2d 641, 648 (2006) ("When ruling on a motion for a directed verdict, the trial court is concerned with the existence or nonexistence of evidence, not its weight."); State v. Lewis, 403 S.C. 345, 353, 743 S.E.2d 124, 128 (Ct. App. 2013) ("This court may reverse the trial court's denial of a motion for a directed verdict only if there is no evidence to support the trial court's ruling."); Weston, 367 S.C. at 292-93, 625 S.E.2d at 648 ("If there is any direct evidence or any substantial circumstantial evidence reasonably tending to prove the guilt of the accused, the [appellate c]ourt must find the case was properly submitted to the jury."); State v. Hale, 284 S.C. 348, 356, 326 S.E.2d 418, 423 (Ct. App. 1985) ("It is the function of the jury, not an appellate court, to judge the credibility of witnesses and the weight to be given to their testimony.").

AFFIRMED

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

FEW, C.J, and KONDUROS and LOCKEMY, JJ, concur


Summaries of

State v. Huggins

Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Mar 30, 2016
2016-UP-146 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2016)
Case details for

State v. Huggins

Case Details

Full title:The State, Respondent, v. Jamar Antonio Huggins, Appellant. Appellate Case…

Court:Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Date published: Mar 30, 2016

Citations

2016-UP-146 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2016)