In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Patrick Guess

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

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Patrick Guess,
Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2011-203688

Appeal From Richland County
Alison Renee Lee, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-056
Submitted December 1, 2013 – Filed February 5, 2014

AFFIRMED

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

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior
Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe,
both of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: State v. Brannon, 379 S.C. 487, 494, 666 S.E.2d 272, 275 (Ct. App.
2008) ("When ruling on a motion for a directed verdict, the trial court is concerned
with the existence or nonexistence of evidence, not its weight."); id. ("When
reviewing a denial of a directed verdict, an appellate court views evidence and all
reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the State."); S.C. Code Ann.
§ 44-48-30(1) (Supp. 2013) (defining a sexually violent predator as "a person who:
(a) has been convicted of a sexually violent offense; and (b) suffers from a mental
abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in acts
of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for long-term control, care,
and treatment"); S.C. Code Ann. § 44-48-30(9) (Supp. 2013) (providing the phrase
"likely to engage in acts of sexual violence" means a "propensity to commit acts of
sexual violence . . . of such a degree as to pose a menace to the health and safety of
others").

AFFIRMED.1

FEW, C.J., and PIEPER and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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