State v. Barnes ( 2011 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Rodney Barnes, Appellant.

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Appeal From Clarendon County
R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-270
Submitted May 1, 2011 – Filed June 8, 2011

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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Appellate Defender Robert Pachak, 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 C. Kelly Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Rodney Barnes appeals his convictions for distribution of cocaine base and distribution of cocaine base within proximity of a public park, arguing his character was inappropriately placed at issue.  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. 

FEW, C.J., KONDUROS, J., and CURETON, A.J., concur. 

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