State v. Teasley

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.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Chris Teasley, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2011-200308

Appeal From Greenville County
Robin B. Stilwell, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-145
Submitted February 1, 2013 – Filed April 10, 2013

AFFIRMED

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.").

AFFIRMED.1

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

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