State v. Thomas

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.

Mendell Thomas, Appellant.

Appeal from Aiken County

Diane Schafer Goodstein, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-179

Submitted March 3, 2008 – Filed March 14,
2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney 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, all
of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Mendell Thomas appeals his guilty
plea for causing death by operating a
vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  On appeal, Thomas contends his guilty
plea failed to conform with the mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama,
395 U.S. 238 (1969).  Specifically, Thomas argues the trial judge erred by
failing to  adequately advise him of his constitutional rights.  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 Thomas’ appeal and grant counsel’s
motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., PIEPER, J., and CURETON, A.J., concur.

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