The State, Respondent v. Andrew T. Looper, Petitioner

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' dismissal of Andrew T. Looper's appeal of a circuit court order, holding that a criminal defendant who has not been convicted or sentenced is not an aggrieved party and the order is not a final judgment, so the appeal is premature. The Court clarified that appealability requires both an aggrieved party and a final judgment, and that statutes do not create a standalone right to appeal interlocutory orders.