State v. Jones

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

James Lee Jones,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Cherokee County

J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.
2004-UP-215

Submitted January 29, 2004 – Filed March 29, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM:  James Lee
Jones was convicted of two counts of distribution of marijuana and sentenced
to fifteen-years imprisonment on each charge.  Jones was also convicted of two
counts of distribution of Klonopin, a schedule IV controlled substance, and
sentenced to five years imprisonment for each count, with all sentences to run
concurrently.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
Jones’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Jones filed
a pro se response.

After 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 Jones’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition
to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTRIDGE, JJ., concurring.

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