Andrew F. Lindemann, of Davidson & Lindemann, P.A., of Columbia, Benjamin E. Nicholson, V and M. Elizabeth Crum, both of McNair Law Firm, P.A., of Columbia, Ray N. Stevens and Ray E. Jones, both of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, of Columbia and Larry Smith, Richland County Attorney, of Columbia, for Appellant/Respondent. James E. Smith, Jr. and Dylan W. Goff, both of James E. Smith, Jr, PA, of Columbia, Jason Phillip Luther, Milton G. Kimpson, Dana R. Krajack, Nicole M. Wooten and Lauren Acquaviva, all of South Carolina Department of Revenue, of Columbia, for Respondents/Appellants. Elizabeth Van Dorey Gray, Robert E. Tyson, Jr. and Alexis K. Lindsay, all of Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent. Robert E. Lyon, Jr. and John K. DeLoache, both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, South Carolina Association of Counties.

In this direct cross-appeal, both Richland County and the Department of Revenue challenge trial court orders regarding the collection and expenditure of revenue from Richland County's Penny Tax Ordinance.

James W. Boyd, of Rock Hill, for Petitioner. Paula Knox Brown and Christopher E.A. Barton, both of Rock Hill, for Respondent.

The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' opinion in Wellborn v. City of Rock Hill, No. 2013-002580, 2015 WL 4755711 (Ct. App. August 12, 2015).

Appellate Defender Lara M. Caudy, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, both of Columbia and Solicitor Randy E. Newman, Jr., of Lancaster, for Respondent.

Shawn Lee Wyatt was convicted of attempting to furnish contraband to a prisoner and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana. Wyatt appealed his conviction, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress two identifications that Wyatt argues were unduly suggestive and unreliable. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's decision in State v. Wyatt, Op. No. 2016-UP-162 (Ct. App. filed April 6, 2016). Wyatt filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, which the Court granted.

C. Rauch Wise, of Greenwood and E. Charles Grose, of the Grose Law Firm, of Greenwood, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Assistant Attorney General Susannah R. Cole, all of Columbia and Solicitor David M. Stumbo, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

The Court agreed to rehear this case following the filing of Op. No. 27693 on December 29, 2016, wherein the Court discussed the trial judge's use of certain terms in his opening remarks to the jury and the content requirements of a divided closing argument, and affirmed Beaty's conviction.

J. Falkner Wilkes and Steve W. Sumner, both of Greenville, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Ellis Roberts, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

The Court reviews the court of appeals' decision in State v. Looper, 412 S.C. 363, 772 S.E.2d 516 (2015).

Disciplinary Counsel Lesley M. Coggiola and Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel Charlie Tex Davis, Jr., both of Columbia, for the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Michael Mark McAdams, of Myrtle Beach, pro se Respondent.

This is an attorney disciplinary matter.