State v. Coakley

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.

Pendral Coakley, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2014-001229

Appeal From Orangeburg County
Kristi Lea Harrington, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2016-UP-285
Submitted March 1, 2016 – Filed June 15, 2016

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant
Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of
Columbia; and Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of
Orangeburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: 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."); State v. Passmore, 363 S.C. 568,
584, 611 S.E.2d 273, 281 (Ct. App. 2005) ("Imposing this preservation
requirement on the appellant is meant to enable the [trial] court to rule properly
after it has considered all relevant facts, law, and arguments." (quoting I'On, L.L.C.
v. Town of Mt. Pleasant, 338 S.C. 406, 422, 526 S.E.2d 716, 724 (2000))).

AFFIRMED.1

HUFF, SHORT, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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