In the Matter of Daryl Snow ( 2017 )

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
In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Daryl Snow,
a/k/a Darrell Thaddeus Snow, a/k/a Daryl T. Snow,
Appellant.
Appellate Case No. 2015-000280
Appeal From Georgetown County
Steven H. John, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2017-UP-009
Submitted December 1, 2016 – Filed January 11, 2017
AFFIRMED
Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for
Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior
Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe,
both of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: Welch v. Epstein, 342 S.C. 279, 299, 536 S.E.2d 408, 418 (Ct. App.
2000) ("When reviewing the denial of a motion for directed verdict or JNOV, this
[c]ourt must employ the same standard as the trial court by viewing the evidence
and all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.");
In re Taft, 413 S.C. 16, 21, 774 S.E.2d 462, 465 (2015) ("On appeal from the
denial of a . . . directed verdict motion, the appellate court may only reverse the
trial court if there is no evidence to support the trial court's ruling."); Welch, 342
S.C. at 300, 536 S.E.2d at 419 ("A motion for JNOV may be granted only if no
reasonable jury could have reached the challenged verdict."); S.C. Code Ann. § 44-
48-100(A) (Supp. 2016) ("The court or jury must determine whether, beyond a
reasonable doubt, the person is a sexually violent predator."); S.C. Code Ann. § 44-
48-30(1) (Supp. 2016) ("'Sexually violent predator' means a person who: (a) has
been convicted of a sexually violent offense; and (b) suffers from a mental
abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in acts
of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for long-term control, care,
and treatment."); White v. State, 375 S.C. 1, 8, 649 S.E.2d 172, 176 (Ct. App.
2007) ("When a statute's terms are clear and unambiguous on their face, there is no
room for statutory construction, and a court must apply the statute according to its
literal meaning.").
AFFIRMED.1
WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.
1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.