Opinion
2020-UP-215
07-15-2020
The State, Appellant, v. Kenneth Taylor, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2016-002238
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry J. Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Appellant. Kenneth Taylor, of Inman, pro se.
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.
Submitted April 1, 2020
Appeal From Spartanburg County J. Mark Hayes, II, Circuit Court Judge
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., both of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry J. Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Appellant.
Kenneth Taylor, of Inman, pro se.
PER CURIAM
Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Garris, 394 S.C. 336, 344, 714 S.E.2d 888, 893 (Ct. App. 2011) ("In criminal cases, the appellate court sits to review errors of law only and is bound by the trial court's factual findings unless they are clearly erroneous."); S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-2953(A)(1)(a)(iii) (2018) ("The video recording at the incident site must. . . show the person being advised of his Miranda rights."); Mid-State Auto Auction of Lexington Inc. v. Altman, 324 S.C. 65, 69, 476 S.E.2d 690, 692 (1996) ("Unless there is something in the statute requiring a different interpretation, the words used in a statute must be given their ordinary meaning."); State v. Kinard, 427 S.C. 367, 372, 831 S.E.2d 138, 141 (Ct. App. 2019) ("Under a plain reading of the statute, a person's conduct cannot be captured from a video in which he cannot be seen."); id. at 373, 831 S.E.2d at 141 ("[T]he requirement that the arrest and Miranda reading be videotaped serves to protect the rights of the defendant.").
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
HUFF, THOMAS and MCDONALD, JJ., concur.