State v. Highfill

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Charles Highfill, Appellant.

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

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-234
Submitted May 1, 2009 Filed May 27, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, of Columbia; Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Charles Highfill appeals his guilty plea and sentence possession of crack cocaine, arguing an insufficient factual basis for his plea existed.  Highfill filed a separate pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record, counsel's brief, and the 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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur

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