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.

Jimmy Williams, Appellant.

Appeal From Horry County

 Edward B. Cottingham, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-532

Submitted December 1, 2010 – Filed
December 14, 2010

AFFIRMED

Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh,  Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka,
and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Melody Brown,all of Columbia; and Solicitor
J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Jimmy
Williams appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the trial court erred in
denying his motion for a directed verdict.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authority:  State v. Weston, 367 S.C. 279, 292-93, 625 S.E.2d 641,
648 (2006) (explaining if any direct evidence or any substantial circumstantial
evidence reasonably tends to prove the guilt of the accused, the appellate
court must find the case was properly submitted to the jury).

AFFIRMED.

HUFF,
KONDUROS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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