Opinion
2013-UP-145
04-10-2013
The State, Respondent, v. Chris Teasley, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2011-200308
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.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted February 1, 2013
Appeal From Greenville County Robin B. Stilwell, Circuit Court Judge
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.").
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
SHORT, THOMAS, and PIEPER, JJ., concur.