State v. Harkless

THIS
OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Donte James Harkless, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-217

Submitted April 1, 2009 – Filed May 20, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM: Donte
James Harkless appeals his guilty plea for two counts of armed robbery, two
counts of kidnapping, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature,
second-degree burglary, strong arm robbery, and grand larceny.  He argues his
guilty plea 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.