State v. Brown

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.

Bernard Lamont
Brown, Appellant.

Appeal From York County

 William P. Keesley, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-497

Submitted September 2, 2008 – Filed
September 4, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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; Solicitor Kevin Brackett, of York; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Bernard
Lamont Brown appeals his convictions for
second degree lynching and strong arm robbery, arguing the trial court erred in
admitting evidence of gang activity because the probative value was
substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.  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] Brown’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, WILLIAMS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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