State v. Rhinehart

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Melvin Lewis Rhinehart,       
Appellant.

Appeal From York County

John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-571

Submitted July 15, 2003 – Filed October
1, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Melvin Lewis Rhinehart was
convicted of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and possession
of crack cocaine with intent to distribute within the proximity of a public
park.  Rhinehart’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.  Rhinehart filed 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.
[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

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