State v. Gooden

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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.

Ronald Edward Gooden, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2011-202546

Appeal From Georgetown County
Benjamin H. Culbertson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-167
Heard April 10, 2013 – Filed April 24, 2013

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of
Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant
Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, both of
Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Ronald Gooden appeals his conviction for assault and battery of
a high and aggravated nature, arguing the trial court erred in admitting his prior
strong arm robbery conviction for impeachment purposes. We affirm pursuant to
Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authority: State v. McEachern, 399 S.C.
125, 147-48, 731 S.E.2d 604, 615 (Ct. App. 2012) (holding an argument advanced
on appeal and not raised and ruled on below is not preserved for appellate review).

AFFIRMED.

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