State v. Williams

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.

Michael Williams, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-218

Submitted April 1, 2009 – Filed May 20, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W.
Elliott, Solicitor Warren B. Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Michael
Williams appeals his guilty pleas and sentences for two counts of armed robbery
and two counts of kidnapping.  He argues his guilty pleas failed to comply with
the mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).  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.

HEARN,
C.J., PIEPER and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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