State v. Hiott

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.

Joseph Wade
Hiott, Appellant.

Appeal From Berkeley County

Kristi Lea Harrington, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2012-UP-258 

Submitted April 2, 2012 – Filed May 2,
2012

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender Elizabeth A.
Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W.
Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of
Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Joseph
Wade Hiott appeals his convictions of assault and battery, possession of a
stolen vehicle, and failure to stop for blue lights, arguing the trial court
erred in failing to declare a mistrial when the victim testified Hiott had
recently been released from jail.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following
authority: State v. Dunbar, 356 S.C. 138, 142,
587 S.E.2d 691, 693-94 (2003) ("In order
for an issue to be preserved for appellate review, it must have been raised to
and ruled upon by the trial [court].  Issues not raised and ruled upon in the
trial court will not be considered on appeal."). 

  AFFIRMED.

WILLIAMS,
THOMAS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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