State v. Williams

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CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Detrick Tiwan Williams, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2013-000074

Appeal From York County
John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-327
Submitted July 1, 2014 – Filed September 3, 2014

AFFIRMED

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)).

AFFIRMED.1

FEW, C.J., and SHORT and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.