State v. Rice

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Bobby O. Rice, Appellant.

Appeal From Union County
 John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-415
Submitted July 1, 2008 Filed July 21, 2008

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, 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 Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Bobby Rice appeals from his guilty plea to possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, distribution of crack cocaine, and possession of marijuana.  The plea judge sentenced Rice to concurrent terms of confinement totaling fifteen years.  Rice's counsel attached a petition to be relieved, stating she reviewed the record and concluded this appeal lacks merit.  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., CURETON and GOOLSBY, A.J.J., concur.

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