Statev. Hudson

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Brian Hampton Hudson,        Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County
G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2005-UP-525
Submitted August 1, 2005 Filed September 15, 2005

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Brian Hudson appeals his convictions for assault with intent to kill, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, and possession of a pistol by a person under the age of twenty-one.  He argues the trial judge should have directed a verdict because there was insufficient evidence of guilt.  Counsel for Hudson attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Hudson did not file a separate pro se response.

After a review of the record as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Hudson's appeal and grant counsel's petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

HEARN, C.J., and STILWELL and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

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