Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2/11/1991

State v. Williams

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401 S.E.2d 168
303 S.C. 410
1991 S.C. LEXIS 41

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finding that issues not raised to and ruled on by trial judge are not preserved for review
noting that it is the failure to “interpose[] a timely objection at sentencing in order to have [an] issue ruled upon by the circuit court in the first instance” that forecloses further review (emphasis added)
noting that it is the failure to \interpose[ ] a timely objection at sentencing in order to have [an] issue ruled upon by the circuit court in the first instance\ that forecloses further review (emphasis added)
holding defendant, who was tried and convicted in his absence without counsel, failed to preserve issue of whether he waived his right to trial counsel where neither he nor his sentencing attorney raised this issue to the circuit court
holding defendant, who was tried and convicted in his absence without counsel, failed to preserve issue of whether he waived his right to trial counsel where neither he nor his sentencing attorney raised this issue to the circuit court
finding an appellate court will not consider issues that are not raised to and ruled upon by the trial judge

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Judges: Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Toal

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