Opinion
2014-UP-327
09-03-2014
The State, Respondent, v. Detrick Tiwan Williams, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2013-000074
Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted July 1, 2014.
Appeal From York County John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge.
Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:
Detrick Tiwan Williams appeals his conviction of indecent exposure, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict. We affirm 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, the [trial court] must find the case was properly submitted to the jury."); S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-130 (2003) ("It is unlawful for a person to wilfully, maliciously, and indecently expose his person in a public place, on property of others, or to the view of any person on a street or highway."); State v. Williams, 280 S.C. 305, 306-07, 312 S.E.2d 555, 556 (1984) (adopting the definition of a public place as "[a]ny place so situated that what passes there can be seen by any considerable number of persons, if they happen to look" (citations omitted)).
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
FEW, C.J., and SHORT and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.