State v. Jackson

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Matthew Jackson,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Laurens County

Gary E. Clary, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-044

Submitted November 20, 2002 – Filed
January 15, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia,
for appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor W. Townes Jones, IV, of Greenwood, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:         
Matthew Jackson was convicted of armed robbery and possession of a firearm or
knife during the commission of a violent crime.  He was sentenced to life imprisonment
without parole for armed robbery and five years imprisonment for possession
of a firearm or knife during the commission of a violent crime, the sentences
to run concurrently.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), Jackson’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved.  Jackson did not
file a pro se response.

After review of the record 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 Jackson’s appeal and grant counsel’s
petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.
[1]

CONNOR, STILWELL, and HOWARD, JJ., concur.

[1] Because oral argument would not aid the Court in resolving any issue
on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215
and 220(b)(2), SCACR.