State v. Williams

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.

Michael O. Williams, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-551

Submitted November 1, 2011 – Filed
December 9, 2011   

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, Assistant
Attorney General Mark Farthing, and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, all of
Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Michael O. Williams was convicted of voluntary
manslaughter and use of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. 
Williams appeals, arguing the trial court erred in admitting his statement,
which was obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436
(1966).  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities:  State v.
Dunbar, 356 S.C. 138, 142, 587 S.E.2d 691, 693 (2003) ("In order for
an issue to be preserved for appellate review, it must have been raised to and
ruled upon by the trial judge."); State v. Forrester, 343 S.C. 637,
642, 541 S.E.2d 837, 840 (2001) (stating a motion in limine to exclude
evidence prior to trial will not preserve an issue for appellate review without
a contemporaneous objection when the evidence is introduced).

AFFIRMED.

HUFF, PIEPER,
and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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