State v. McManus

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Justin Noel McManus, Appellant.

Appeal From Chesterfield County
 Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-681
Submitted December 1, 2008 Filed December 10, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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 Jay E. Hodge, Jr., of Cheraw, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Justin Noel McManus appeals his convictions for voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.  He maintains the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on defense of others.  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.

ANDERSON, HUFF, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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