City of Rock Hill v. Dunham, 2019-UP-094

• Decision Date: 20 February 2019
• Docket Number: 2019-UP-094
• Court: South Carolina Court of Appeals
• Parties: The City of Rock Hill, Respondent, v. Theotis E. Dunham, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2016-000544

The City of Rock Hill, Respondent, v. Theotis E. Dunham, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2016-000544

No. 2019-UP-094

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

February 20, 2019

Submitted January 1, 2019

Appeal From York County John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

James W. Boyd, of James W Boyd Law Firm LLC, of Rock Hill, for Appellant.

Senior City Solicitor Christopher Edward Barton, of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

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.

PER CURIAM:

AFFIRMED

Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Williams, 417 S.C. 209, 218, 789 S.E.2d 582, 587 (Ct. App. 2016) ("[A]n appellate court reviewing the circuit court's appeal may review for errors of law only. Thus, an appellate court 'is bound by the trial court's factual findings unless they are clearly erroneous.'" (first citation omitted) (quoting State v. Baccus, 367 S.C. 41, 48, 625 S.E.2d 216, 220 (2006))); State v. Williams, 351 S.C. 591, 597, 571 S.E.2d 703, 706-07 (Ct. App. 2002) ("[T]he appellate standard of review in Fourth Amendment search and seizure cases is limited to determining whether any evidence supports the trial court's finding. . . ." (quoting State v. Green, 341 S.C. 214, 219 n. 3, 532 S.E.2d 896, 898 n.3 (Ct. App. 2000))); State v. Vickery, 399 S.C. 507, 520, 732 S.E.2d 218, 224 (providing "some basis for the location of the checkpoint" is required); id. (holding a law enforcement officer's personal knowledge and citizen complaints were sufficient to establish a basis for the location of a traffic stop).

AFFIRMED.^[1]

HUFF, SHORT, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

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Notes:

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

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