State v. Johnson

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OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Tawana Ojlya
Johnson, Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

 Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2010-UP-437

Submitted October 1, 2010 – Filed October
12, 2010

AFFIRMED

J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and
Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor
Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Tawana Ojlya Johnson appeals
his conviction for first-degree burglary and corresponding sentence of fifteen
years' imprisonment.  Johnson argues the trial court erred in denying his
motion for a directed verdict.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Cherry,
361 S.C. 588, 593-94, 606 S.E.2d 475, 478 (2004) ("If there is any
direct evidence or any substantial circumstantial evidence reasonably tending
to prove the guilt of the accused, an appellate court must
find the case was properly submitted to the jury."); State v. Pinckney,
339 S.C. 346, 349, 529 S.E.2d 526, 527 (2000) ("In a burglary trial, the
defendant's actions after he entered the house can be evidence used to
determine if he had the intent to commit a crime at the time of entry."). 

AFFIRMED.

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

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