State v. Harrison

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

John Westley Harrison, II,        Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County
G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2005-UP-234
Submitted April 1, 2005 Filed April 6, 2005

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  John Westley Harrison, II, appeals his guilty plea to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, second offense, arguing the plea was not knowingly and voluntarily given.  After a thorough review of the record, counsel's brief, and Harrison's pro se brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss Harrison's appeal under Rule 220(b)(2), SCACR, and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., KITTREDGE and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.