State v. Edmonds

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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.

Jerry Lamont
Edmonds, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.   2009-UP-328

Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed June 15,
2009

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:  Jerry
Lamont Edmonds appeals from his guilty
plea to unlawful carrying of a pistol, possession with intent to distribute
marijuana, armed robbery, and two counts of kidnapping.  On appeal, Edmonds
argues the plea judge's sentence was too harsh.  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.