State v. Spencer

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Marcus T. Spencer, Appellant.

Appeal From Union County
Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-051
Submitted January 2, 2009 Filed January 15, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Kathrine 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 Kevin S. Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Marcus T. Spencer appeals his guilty plea and sentence for escape, arguing his plea was involuntary.  After a thorough review of the record, counsel's brief, and Spencer's pro se 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 Spencer's appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

WILLIAMS, PIEPER, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur. 

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