State v. Berard

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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.

Adam Lee Berard, Appellant.

Appeal From York County

John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-320

Submitted May 1, 2012 – Filed May 30, 2012

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin S.
Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Adam
Lee Berard appeals his convictions of first-degree criminal
sexual conduct (CSC), assault and battery with intent to kill, burglary, and
kidnapping, arguing the circuit court erred in denying his motions for a
directed verdict on his first-degree CSC charge.  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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

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

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