State v. Williams ( 2011 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Shawn Williams, Appellant.

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

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-361
Submitted June 1, 2011 – Filed June 30, 2011   

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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Chief Appellate Defender Robert 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 Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Shawn Williams appeals his conviction for murder, causing the death of a child in utero during the commission of a violent crime, and possession of a knife during commission of a violent crime.  On appeal, his counsel argues the trial court erred in denying his directed verdict motion.  Williams also filed a pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record, counsel's brief, and Williams's pro se 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. 

FEW, C.J., and HUFF and KONDUROS, JJ., concur. 

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