State v. Cooper

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PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.
Termain Cooper, Appellant.

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Appeal From Horry County
Edward B. Cottingham, Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-454
Submitted May 1, 2012 – Filed July 18, 2012
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APPEAL DISMISSED
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Appellate Defender Tristan M. Shaffer, of Columbia,
and Termain Cooper, pro se, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior
Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley Elliott, all
of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of
Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Termain Cooper appeals his conviction of trafficking
in cocaine base, arguing the trial court erred in admitting his statement
obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Cooper
also filed a pro se brief. After a thorough review of the record and all briefs
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 the appeal and grant
counsel's motion to be relieved.1

APPEAL DISMISSED.

FEW, C.J., and HUFF and SHORT, JJ., concur.

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