State v. Sherman

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Daniel Eugene Sherman,        Appellant.

Appeal From Anderson County
J. C. Buddy Nicholson, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-259
Submitted February 20, 2004 Filed April 19, 2004  

APPEAL DISMISSED

Ronnie M. Cole, of Anderson, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia; and Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Daniel Sherman was convicted of murder, criminal conspiracy, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.  Sherman appeals, arguing the trial court erred by admitting the written and oral statements he made to the police after he had requested an attorney.  On appeal, counsel for Sherman has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), asserting that there were no meritorious grounds for appeal and requesting permission to withdraw from further representation.  Sherman has not filed a pro se response. 

After a thorough review of the record pursuant to Anders and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel's petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

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