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State v. Mack

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
Apr 17, 2013
Appellate Case No. 2011-187127 (S.C. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2013)

Opinion

Appellate Case No. 2011-187127 Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-161

04-17-2013

The State, Respondent, v. John Mack, Appellant.

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry J. Barnette, of Spartanburg, 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 Spartanburg County

J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge


AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry J. Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Respondent. PER CURIAM : John Mack appeals his convictions of first-degree burglary and grand larceny. Mack argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash his first-degree burglary indictment because it was inaccurate and overbroad. He further contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict on both the first-degree burglary and grand larceny charges. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: 1. As to whether the trial court erred in denying Mack's motion to quash: State v. Shoemaker, 276 S.C. 86, 88, 275 S.E.2d 878, 879 (1981) (affirming the trial court's decision to deny a motion to quash because the defendant knew the crime she was being prosecuted for and there was no indication the defendant was unfairly prejudiced); State v. Bultron, 318 S.C. 323, 329-30, 457 S.E.2d 616, 620 (Ct. App. 1995) (affirming the trial court's decision to deny a motion to quash an indictment based on a mere scrivener's error). 2. As to whether the trial court erred in denying Mack's directed verdict motions: State v. Weston, 367 S.C. 279, 292-93, 625 S.E.2d 641, 648 (2006) ("If there is any direct evidence or any substantial circumstantial evidence reasonably tending to prove the guilt of the accused, the [c]ourt must find the case was properly submitted to the jury.").

SHORT, THOMAS, and PIEPER, JJ., concur.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Mack

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
Apr 17, 2013
Appellate Case No. 2011-187127 (S.C. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2013)
Case details for

State v. Mack

Case Details

Full title:The State, Respondent, v. John Mack, Appellant.

Court:STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals

Date published: Apr 17, 2013

Citations

Appellate Case No. 2011-187127 (S.C. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2013)

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