State v. Stone

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239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

John E. Stone,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

Edward W. Miller, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2005-UP-100

Submitted February 1, 2005 – Filed February 10, 2005

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender
Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliot,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: John E. Stone appeals from his
conviction for kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct, arguing
the trial court erred in instructing the jury that the testimony of the victim
need not be corroborated.    Stone’s counsel attached to the brief a petition
to be relieved as counsel, stating that he had reviewed the record and concluded
this appeal lacks merit.  After a thorough review of the record and counsel’s
brief 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] Stone’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to
be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., KITTREDGE and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

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