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.
Mark E. Williams, |
Appellant. |
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Appeal From Spartanburg County
�John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge
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Unpublished Opinion No.� 2010-UP-153
Submitted February 1, 2010 � Filed February 23, 2010
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AFFIRMED
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Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Michelle Parsons, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:� Mark E. Williams appeals his guilty pleas and sentences for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, armed robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping, arguing the plea court erred in permitting the mayor of Spartanburg to speak at the plea hearing.� We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authority:� State v. Williams, 303 S.C. 410, 411, 401 S.E.2d 168, 169 (1991) (issues not raised to or ruled upon by the trial court will not be considered on appeal).�
AFFIRMED.
PIEPER, GEATHERS, JJ., and CURETON, A.J., concur.