State v. Ricardo Johnson

Opinion

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,

Respondent,

v.

Ricardo Johnson,

Appellant.

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Appeal From Orangeburg County

 James C. Williams, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No.  2010-UP-152

Submitted February 1, 2010 – Filed February 23, 2010

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AFFIRMED

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J. Falkner Wilkes, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Ricardo Johnson pled guilty to two counts of first-degree burglary, armed robbery, two counts of assault and battery with the intent to kill, and possession of a firearm.  He appeals, arguing the trial judge erred in failing to recuse himself.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authority:  State v. Lee, 350 S.C. 125, 130, 564 S.E.2d 372, 375 (Ct. App. 2002) (holding an issue must be raised to and ruled upon by the trial court to be preserved for review).

AFFIRMED.

PIEPER, GEATHERS, JJ., and CURETON, A.J., concur.

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