State v. Horry

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

State, Respondent,

v.

Richard Dermont Horry, Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County
Daniel F. Pieper, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-349
Submitted July 1, 2008 Filed July 9, 2008  

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Katherine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Richard Dermont Horry pled guilty to trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute within proximity, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.  Horry received concurrent sentences of fifteen, ten, and five years.  He appeals his guilty plea, arguing it was involuntary.  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 Horry's appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., CURETON and GOOLSBY, A.J.J., concur.

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