In the Interest of Belton

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

In the Interest of Belton Wayne C., a minor under the age of seventeen years,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Kershaw County

Rolly W. Jacobs, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-345

Submitted March 26, 2003 – Filed
May 20, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:  Belton Wayne C., a minor, pled guilty to probation violation
(contempt), breaking and entering a motor vehicle, and possession of a weapon
on school property.  He entered a plea of nolo contendere to charges of criminal
domestic violence and discharging a firearm into a dwelling.  The judge sentenced
Belton to the Department of Juvenile Justice for an indeterminate period not
to exceed his twenty-first birthday.  Belton Wayne C.’s appellate counsel filed
a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).  Counsel
additionally submitted a petition to be relieved from representation, asserting
there are no directly appealable issues of arguable merit.  Belton Wayne C.
did not file a pro se response with the Court.

After a 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.
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APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ., concur.

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