State v. Bailey ( 2010 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Michael Adam Bailey, Appellant.

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Appeal From Horry County
James E. Lockemy, Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No.  2010-UP-306
Submitted June 1, 2010  - Filed June 10, 2010

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AFFIRMED

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Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General J. Anthony Mabry, all of Columbia; and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Michael Adam Bailey was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment.  He appeals, arguing the trial court erred in allowing three key witnesses to testify they agreed to take polygraph examinations.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities:  State v. Dunbar, 356 S.C. 138, 142, 587 S.E.2d 691, 693-94 (2003) ("In order for an issue to be preserved for appellate review, it must have been raised to and ruled upon by the trial judge."); Id. ("Issues not raised and ruled upon in the trial court will not be considered on appeal.").

AFFIRMED.

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

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