State v. Rivers

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Javon Lamont Rivers, Appellant.

Appeal From Williamsburg County
George C. James, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-199
Submitted March 1, 2012 Filed March 21, 2012  

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ernest A. Finney, III, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Javon Lamont Rivers appeals his convictions for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the circuit court erred in giving a supplemental instruction to the jury regarding the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter.  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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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