State v. Brown

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jason R. Brown, Appellant.

Appeal From Lexington County
 Howard P. King, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-488
Submitted August 1, 2008 Filed August 15, 2008  

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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 Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Jason Brown appeals his three year sentence for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, first offense.  Brown argues the trial court erred in permitting the solicitor's opening statement because it so infected the trial with unfairness, the resulting conviction was a denial of due process.  After a thorough review of the record 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.

KONDUROS, J., CURETON, and GOOLSBY, A.J.J., concur.

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