State v. Palmer

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

George Palmer, Appellant.

Appeal From Georgetown County
 Edward B. Cottingham, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-014
Submitted January 1, 2008 Filed January 9, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellant Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary,  of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: George Palmer appeals his conviction for breach of trust with fraudulent intent of an amount greater than $5000 and sentence of ten years imprisonment, suspended upon the service of seven years and three years probation.  Palmer contends the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a directed verdict.  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[1] Palmer's appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, SHORT and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

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

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