State v. Tucker ( 2003 )

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Christopher Tucker, Appellant,

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Appeal From Richland County
Henry F. Floyd, Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-608
Submitted August 20, 2003 – Filed October 20, 2003   

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of Columbia; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, of Columbia; Solicitor Warren B. Giese, of Columbia; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Christopher Tucker appeals from his guilty plea to distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within the proximity of a school or park, arguing the trial judge violated the mandate of Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1965), by accepting his plea.  Tucker’s counsel attached to the brief a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating that she had reviewed the record and concluded this appeal lacks merit. 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 [1] Tucker’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., ANDERSON and CURETON, JJ., concur.

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