State v. Kennedy

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.

George Kennedy, Appellant.

Appeal From Barnwell County

Doyet A. Early, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-045

Submitted January 2, 2008 – Filed January
14, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and
Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: George
Kennedy appeals his convictions for armed robbery and possession of a weapon
during the commission of a violent crime, arguing his statement to police
should not have been allowed into evidence.  In his pro se brief,
Kennedy also argues he was not competent to stand trial.  After a thorough
review of the record, Kennedy’s pro se brief, 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.

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

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