State v. Moore ( 2004 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

DeWayne Moore, Appellant.

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Appeal From Lexington County
Marc H. Westbrook, Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No.  2004-UP-602
Submitted December 1, 2004 – Filed December 3, 2004

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Dewayne Moore pled guilty to second-degree burglary (violent), assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970).  He was sentenced to fifteen years for burglary and ten years, concurrent, for each assault charge. Moore appeals, arguing his guilty plea did not comply with the mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).  On appeal, counsel for Moore has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), asserting that there are no meritorious grounds for appeal and requesting permission to withdraw from further representation.  Moore filed a pro se response. 

After a thorough review of the record pursuant to Anders and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

ANDERSON, STILWELL, and SHORT, JJ., concur.

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