State v. Brown

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Arkella Rena Brown, Appellant.

Appeal from Richland County
 John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2007-UP-479
Submitted October 1, 2007 Filed October 12, 2007

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:  Arkella Rena Brown pled guilty to shoplifting over $1000.  She received three years.  On appeal, Brown alleges the plea judge erred in accepting her plea without fully advising her of her constitutional rights.  Brown did not file a pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record and counsel's 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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

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