State v. Dennis

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.

Adarius Quante
Dennis, Appellant.

Appeal From Oconee County

Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-352

Submitted June 1, 2011 – Filed June 29,
2011   

AFFIRMED

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

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Chief
Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Christina J. Catoe, all of
Columbia; and Solicitor Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Adarius
Quante Dennis appeals his sentence for armed robbery, arguing the circuit court
abused its discretion when it penalized him for exercising his right to a
trial.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authority: State v.
Johnson, 333 S.C. 459, 462, 510 S.E.2d 423, 425 (1999) (holding that,
except in exceptional circumstances, "a challenge to sentencing must be
raised at trial, or the issue will not be preserved for appellate review").

AFFIRMED.

FEW, C.J., HUFF, J., and
GOOLSBY, A.J., concur.

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