State v. Taylor

THIS OPINION HAS NO 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.

Kenneth Alonzo
Taylor, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-335

Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed June 15,
2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender for Capital Appeals 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, Solicitor
Warren B Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Kenneth
Alonzo Taylor appeals his guilty plea and sentence to assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature, arguing his plea was not knowingly and voluntarily
entered.  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., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ.,
concur.

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