State v. Sullivan

THIS OPINION HAS NO
PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Dwight
Fitzgerald Sullivan, Appellant.

Appeal From Laurens County

 William P. Keesley, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-508

Submitted October 1, 2007 – Filed October
30, 2007

APPEAL DISMISSED

Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all
of Columbia; and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

PER
CURIAM:  Dwight Fitzgerald Sullivan was found guilty of two counts of murder,
first-degree burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a
violent crime.  He was sentenced to two life sentences and thirty years’
imprisonment to run consecutively.  On appeal, Sullivan argues the trial judge
gave an erroneous charge for voluntary manslaughter.  This argument is without
merit as appellant voiced no objections at the trial.  See State v. Adams, 354 S.C. 361, 380, 580 S.E.2d 785, 795
(Ct. App. 2003) (“Arguments not raised to or ruled upon by the trial court are
not preserved for appellate review.”).  Sullivan has filed a pro se brief.

After a thorough
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
hold there are no directly appealable issues that are arguable on their
merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be
relieved.[1]

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

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

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