State v. Braswell

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Lisa Christian Braswell,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Abbeville County

Joseph J. Watson , Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-256

Heard December 10, 2002 – Filed April 8, 2003

AFFIRMED

Sally G. Calhoun, of Beaufort, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
Assistant Attorney General W. Rutledge Martin, of Columbia;  and Solicitor William
Townes Jones, of Greenwood; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Lisa Christian Braswell was
convicted of felony driving under the influence and was sentenced to twelve
years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.  Braswell appeals.

We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1),
SCACR, and the following authorities:  Issue 1:  State v. Burdette, 335
S.C. 34, 46, 515 S.E.2d 525, 531 (1999) (holding that on appeal from the denial
of a directed verdict, an appellate court must view the evidence in the light
most favorable to the State); State v. Pinckney, 339 S.C. 346, 349, 529
S.E.2d 526, 527 (2000) (holding that if there is any direct evidence or substantial
circumstantial evidence reasonably tending to prove the guilt of the accused,
we must find the case was properly submitted to the jury); Issue 2:  State
v. Osborne, 335 S.C. 172, 175, 516 S.E.2d 201, 202 (1999) (“[i]t is well-settled
law that a conviction cannot be had on the extra-judicial confessions of a defendant
unless they are corroborated by proof aliunde of the corpus delicti”);
Id. at 180, 516 S.E.2d at 205 (“the corroboration rule is satisfied if
the State provides sufficient independent evidence which serves to corroborate
the defendant’s extra-judicial statements and, together with such statements,
permits a reasonable belief that the crime occurred”); Issues 3 and 5:  State
v. Benton, 338 S.C. 151, 157, 526 S.E.2d 228, 231 (2000) (finding an issue
is not preserved if party argues one ground for objection at trial and a different
ground on appeal); and Issue 4 :  State v. Nichols, 325 S.C. 111, 120-21,
481 S.E.2d 118, 123 (1997) (holding that an issue may not be raised for first
time on appeal, but must have been raised to trial judge to be preserved for
appellate review).

AFFIRMED.

GOOLSBY, HUFF, and SHULER, JJ., concur.