State v. Clayton ( 2009 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Robert Clyde Clayton, Appellant.

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Appeal From Spartanburg County
Doyet A. Early, III, Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-323
Submitted June 1, 2009 – Filed June 15, 2009   

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Robert Clyde Clayton appeals his conviction and sentence for murder, arguing the trial court erred in determining he voluntarily and intelligently waived his right to counsel.  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.

HUFF, PIEPER, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

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