State v. Batts

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PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jeremy Maurice Batts, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-139

Submitted February 1, 2012 – Filed
February 29, 2012   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of
Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W.
Elliott, and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Jeremy Maurice Batts appeals his
convictions for assault and battery with intent to kill (ABWIK); assault with
intent to kill (AWIK); criminal domestic violence (CDV), second-offense;
discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle; and use of a firearm during the
commission of a crime, arguing his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily
entered into because he was prejudiced by statements made at sentencing by the
investigating officer.  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] the appeal and grant counsel's
motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

PIEPER,
KONDUROS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

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