State v. Shine ( 2009 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Michael Shine, Appellant.

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Appeal From Charleston County
Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No.  2009-UP-444
Submitted September 1,2009 – Filed October 2, 2009

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Michael Shine appeals his convictions for murder, kidnapping, first-degree burglary, and robbery, arguing the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the jury on the law of accessory after the fact.  Shine also filed a pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record and briefs 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, J.J., concur.

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