South Carolina's Court of Appeals upheld Nathaniel Rowland's life sentence for the 2019 murder of USC student Samantha Josephson, mistaking his car for an Uber.

South Carolina's Court of Appeals upheld Nathaniel Rowland's life sentence for the 2019 murder of University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson. Josephson mistakenly got into Rowland's car thinking it was her Uber ride. Rowland's appeals focused on improper evidence and testimony; however, the court determined that the evidence against him was strong, and the trial court's decisions were admissible. The case led to increased ride-hailing safety measures, including more prominent displays of driver's license plates.