Opinion
Appellate Case No. 2011-200308 Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-145
04-10-2013
The State, Respondent, v. Chris Teasley, Appellant.
Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent.
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 Greenville County
Robin B. Stilwell, Circuit Court Judge
AFFIRMED
Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, 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."); id. 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, [this] [c]ourt must find the case was properly submitted to the jury."); State v. Dingle, 376 S.C. 643, 649, 659 S.E.2d 101, 105 (2008) ("In interpreting statutes, [this] [c]ourt looks to the plain meaning of the statute and the intent of the [l]egislature."); S.C. Code Ann. § 16-9-320(B) (2003) ("It is unlawful for a person to . . . assault, beat, or wound an officer when the person is resisting an arrest being made by one whom the person knows or reasonably should know is a law enforcement officer, whether under process or not." (emphasis added)); State v. Dowd, 306 S.C. 268, 270, 411 S.E.2d 428, 429 (1991) ("[A]n arrest is an ongoing process, finalized only when the defendant is properly confined."). AFFIRMED.
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.