State v. Janowczyk

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Shawn R. Janowczyk, Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County

 Daniel  F.  Pieper, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2005-UP-344

Submitted May 1, 2005 – Filed May 18, 2005

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Shawn Janowczyk pled guilty to first-degree burglary and possession of heroin.  He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of eighteen years imprisonment for first-degree burglary and two years for possession of heroin.  On appeal, counsel for Janowczyk has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), asserting that there are no meritorious grounds for appeal and requesting permission to withdraw from further representation.  Janowczyk has not filed a pro se response. 

After a thorough 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.

APPEAL DISMISSED.[1]

HEARN, C.J., BEATTY, and SHORT, JJ., concur.

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