James v. SCPPPS ( 2012 )

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-503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.