State v. Waring ( 2007 )

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Betran Waring, Appellant.

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

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-455
Submitted October 1, 2007 – Filed October 10, 2007   

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APPEAL DISMISSED

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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 Salley W. Elliott, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Appellant, Betran Waring, pled guilty to First Degree Burglary.  The trial judge sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment.  Waring’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.  Waring did not file a separate pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record 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] the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, CJ., HUFF, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

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