State v. Ruiz

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.

Carlos A. Ruiz, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2017-000214

Appeal From Charleston County
Roger M. Young, Sr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2019-UP-044
Submitted November 1, 2018 – Filed January 30, 2019

AFFIRMED

Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek, of
Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant
Attorney General Jonathan Scott Matthews, both of
Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of
Charleston, all for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: State v. Johnson, 363 S.C. 53, 58, 609 S.E.2d 520, 523 (2005) ("To
preserve an issue for review there must be a contemporaneous objection that is
ruled upon by the trial court. The objection should be addressed to the trial court
in a sufficiently specific manner that brings attention to the exact error." (citation
omitted)); State v. Dunbar, 356 S.C. 138, 142, 587 S.E.2d 691, 693-94 (2003)
("Issues not raised and ruled upon in the trial court will not be considered on
appeal.").

AFFIRMED.1

KONDUROS, MCDONALD, and HILL, JJ., concur.

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