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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
State of South Carolina, Plaintiff,
v.
Patrice D. Cleveland, Appellant,
In Re: A.D. Bail Bonding, Respondent.
State of South Carolina, Plaintiff,
v.
Yashica N. Cleveland, Appellant,
In Re: A.D. Bail Bonding, Respondent.
Appeal From Oconee County
�J. Cordell Maddox, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge
Unpublished Opinion No.� 2009-UP-359
Submitted June 1, 2009 � Filed June 23,
2009
AFFIRMED
Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellants.
Robert Mills Ariail, Jr., of Greenville, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Following Patrice and Yashica Cleveland's arrest for distribution of crack cocaine, they were released �after posting bond, with surety provided by A.D. Bail Bonding (Bail Bonding).� Subsequently, both Patrice and Yashica were arrested on new drug-related charges, and Bail Bonding filed a motion to be relieved of its obligations under the bonds.� This appeal is from the circuit court's grant of Bail Bonding's motion.� On appeal, Patrice and Yashica maintain the circuit court erred in allowing Bail Bonding to proceed pro se at the motion hearing and erred in determining notice was sufficient.� We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Doe v. McMaster, 355 S.C. 306, 313, 585 S.E.2d 773, 777 (2003) (stating South Carolina law recognizes an individual's ability to appear pro se with leave of the court); Gardner v. S.C. Dep't of Revenue, 353 S.C. 1, 14, 577 S.E.2d 190, 197 (2003) (holding as a general rule, a party must establish prejudice as the result of another's failure to follow mandatory statutory procedure); Palmetto Alliance, Inc. v. S.C. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 282 S.C. 430, 435, 319 S.E.2d 695, 698 (1984) (stating to prevail on a claim of denial of due process, there must be a showing of substantial prejudice); Ex parte Bonds, 358 S.C. 652, 655, 596 S.E.2d 378, 379 (Ct. App. 2004) (explaining circuit court's have discretion in determining whether a surety should be relieved of bond).
AFFIRMED.
SHORT, WILLIAMS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.
[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.