State v. Watkins

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.

Deborah Watkins, Appellant.

Appeal From York County

John C. Hayes, III,
Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-433

Submitted October 1, 2007 – Filed October 9, 2007   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief
Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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 Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

PER
CURIAM:  Deborah Watkins appeals her convictions for
distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within a
half-mile of a school.  She asserts the trial judge erred by informing the jury
during voir dire that she had committed a prior drug offense.  Watkins’
counsel has filed a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating she has
reviewed the record and concluded the appeal is without merit.  Watkins has
filed a separate pro se brief.  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] Watkins’ appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

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

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