State v. Sheridan

PER CURIAM: Robert McKoy waived presentment on an indictment for possession
of a stolen vehicle, pled guilty, and was sentenc

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Brian C. Sheridan       
Appellant.

Appeal From Anderson County

Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-677

Submitted September 17, 2003 – Filed November 18, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster; Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh; Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka,
of Columbia; Druanne D. White of Anderson, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Brian C. Sheridan was indicted
of and subsequently pled guilty to murder and possession of firearm or knife
during commission of or attempt to commit a violent crime.  Sheridan was sentenced
to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.  Sheridan appeals his
sentence arguing the trial judge erred by accepting the guilty plea despite
Sheridan’s insistence that he was insane at the time he committed the crimes.

Sheridan’s appellate counsel submitted a petition to
be relieved as counsel, stating she has reviewed the record and has concluded
Sheridan’s appeal is without merit.  Sheridan did not file a pro se brief
with the court.

After a review of the record as required by Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C.
116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable issues
that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Sheridan’s appeal
and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, STILWELL, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

[1]   Because oral argument would not aid the court
in resolving the issues on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument
pursuant to Rules 215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.