State v. Hodge ( 2003 )

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Michael S. Hodge, Appellant.

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Appeal From Berkeley County
R. Markley Dennis, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-359
Submitted March 26, 2003 - Filed May 21, 2003

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia; Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of N. Charleston; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Michael S. Hodge was indicted for murder, first degree arson and two counts of conspiracy.  Hodge pled guilty to all charges and was sentenced to life without parole on the murder charge, thirty years on the arson charge, and five years each on the conspiracy charges. All sentences were to run concurrently.   

Counsel for Hodge attached a petition to be relieved to the final brief stating he had reviewed the record and found the appeal to be without merit. After a 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 ^[1] Hodge’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON and HUFF, JJ., concur.

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^[1] Because oral argument would not aid the court in resolving the issues on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.