James v. SCPPPS

• Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina
• Decided: September 5, 2012
• Docket: 2012-UP-503
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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

Isiah James, Jr., Appellant,

v.

South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, Respondent.

Appellate Case No. 2011-199967

Appeal From Richland County DeAndrea G. Benjamin, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-503 Submitted September 4, 2012 – Filed September 5, 2012

AFFIRMED

Isiah James, Jr., pro se.

Tommy Evans, Jr., of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: 1. As to whether the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Administrative Law Court: S.C. Code Ann. § 14-8-200(a) (Supp. 2011) ("[The court of appeals] has jurisdiction over any case in which an appeal is taken from . . . a final decision of [the Administrative Law Court] . . . ."); State v. Stahlnecker, 386 S.C. 609, 619, 690 S.E.2d 565, 570 (2010) ("A change in the law does not violate the ex post facto clause if it merely affects a mode of procedure and does not alter substantial personal rights.").

2. As to whether the circuit court erred in refusing to reverse James's 1979 convictions: Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc., 335 S.C. 598, 613, 518 S.E.2d 591, 598 (1999) (noting an appellate court need not address remaining issues when the determination of a prior issue is dispositive of an entire appeal).

AFFIRMED.1

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

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