Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2001

The court held that the Federal Arbitration Act applies because the partnership's activities involved interstate commerce, and that the Act preempts South Carolina's special arbitration-notice requirement to the extent it would invalidate the parties' arbitration agreement.

The court reversed Saltz’s murder conviction because the trial court improperly admitted a prosecution witness’s prior consistent statement and irrelevant, prejudicial evidence, and improperly excluded a defense witness’s prior consistent statement offered to rebut charges of recent fabrication and improper motive.

The court held that the deed restriction requiring the parking area and boat ramp to remain accessible and available for public use did not prohibit the town from charging reasonable permit fees.

The court held that the appeal from denial of a temporary injunction was moot because the trial court had entered a final order on the merits, but it nevertheless addressed the consolidated merits appeal.

The court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated Wilson’s conviction for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. It held that appellate review of the trial judge’s preliminary factual determination on other-bad-act evidence is not de novo: the ruling stands if any evidence supports it, and the…

The court held that the evidence established a substantial prospective change in the parties' incomes and childcare expenses warranting recalculation of child support under the applicable guidelines.