State v. Dixon

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.

James M. Dixon, Appellant.

Appeal From York County

Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-461

Submitted October 1, 2009 – Filed October
12, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W.
Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin S. Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: 
James M. Dixon appeals his conviction for assault and battery with intent to
kill, arguing the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a directed
verdict.  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] the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

HUFF,
THOMAS, and PIEPER, JJ., concur.          

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