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South Carolina Court of Appeals Courtroom I
The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Monday, September 14, 2026
Courtroom 1
10:40 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-000643
Najm Ahmad Thomas, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.
Zachary William Jones, Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson, all of Columbia, for Respondent. J. Falkner Wilkes, of Oakland, MS, for Petitioner.
Najm Ahmad Thomas argues the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erroneously dismissed his PCR application by finding (1) trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to portions of the State's closing argument, and (2) he failed to present evidence that trial counsel did not properly advise him of the right to appeal.
11:20 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2025-002102
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Respondent, v. Reanna Brown, Bruce Duncan III, Branson DeLoach, Regina Traber, Sydney Kruzan, and Patrick Kruzan, Defendants, of whom Reanna Brown is the Appellant. In the interest of minors under the age of eighteen.
Gwendolynn Wamble Barrett, of Barrett Mackenzie, LLC, of Greenville, for Appellant Reanna Brown. Megan Goodwin Burke, of Greenville, for Guardian Ad Litem Colleen Tuttle-Wetter. Amanda Stiles and Rebecca Rush Wray, both of Greenville, for Respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services.
12:00 p.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2023-001984
Karen McCutcheon, Respondent, v. Garry McCutcheon, Appellant.
Robert Brian Critzer and Kaye Gorenflo Hearn, both of Wyche, PA, of Columbia; and Lisa Marie Carver, of The Carver Law Firm, LLC, of Myrtle Beach, all for Respondent. Thomas Ryan Phillips, of Cordell Law LLP, of Charleston, for Appellant.
South Carolina Court of Appeals Courtroom II
The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a general overview of what issues are included in a case which will be argued. The summary is not a limit on what issues a party to a case may present at oral argument.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Courtroom 2
11:20 a.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2025-001524
Miranda J. Llano, Appellant, v. Corey T. Llano, Respondent.
Melissa D. Spivey, of The Spivey Law Group, LLC, of Mauldin, for Appellant. John M. Mussetto, of Law Office of John M. Mussetto, LLC, of Greenville, for Respondent.
12:00 p.m.
(Time Limits: 10-10-5)
2022-001641
Robert Klomparens and Whitney Klomparens, Respondents, v. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Appellant.
Mary Duncan Shahid, of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, of Charleston, for Respondents. Bradley David Churdar, of Charleston; and Sallie Page Phelan, of North Charleston, both for Appellant.