UP-206 - State v. Samples

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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 The State, Respondent, v. Forrest Kelly Samples, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2012-212342 Appeal From Richland County G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-206 Submitted March 1, 2014 Filed June 4, 2014 AFFIRMED Appellate Defender Carmen Vaughn Ganjehsani, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer, both of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Tucker, 320 S.C. 206, 209, 464 S.E.2d 105, 107 (1995) ("Whether a defendant is restrained during trial is within the trial [court]'s discretion."); State v. Page, 406 S.C. 272, 282, 750 S.E.2d 623, 628 (Ct. App. 2013) ("An abuse of discretion arises from an error of law or a factual conclusion that is without evidentiary support." (internal quotation marks omitted)). AFFIRMED.1 FEW, C.J., and SHORT and GEATHERS, JJ., concur. 1 We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.

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