State v. Nealey

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Curtis Ray Nealey, Appellant.

Appeal From Darlington County
 J. Michael Baxley, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-574
Submitted December 1, 2011 Filed December 20, 2011   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor William B. Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Curtis Ray Nealey appeals his two convictions for assault and battery with intent to kill, arguing the circuit court erred in instructing the jury that "inferred malice may also arise when the deed is done with a deadly weapon."  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] the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

SHORT, WILLIAMS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

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