State v. McFadden ( 2009 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

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The State, Respondent,

v.

Andre McFadden, Appellant.

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Appeal From Calhoun County
James C. Williams, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-270
Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed June 2, 2009   

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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Appellate Defender LaNelle C. DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor David Pascoe, of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Andre McFadden appeals his guilty plea and sentence for burglary second-degree violent, arguing the plea court erred in accepting his plea because it did not explain the offense was a strike.  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.

HEARN, C.J., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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