State v. Markley

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

William B. Markley, Jr.,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Oconee County

Deadra L. Jefferson, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2003-UP-206

Submitted January 29, 2003 - Filed March
19, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, 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; Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson; for Respondents.

PER CURIAM:  William B. Markley appeals
his conviction for second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.  Markley’s
appellate counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed
the record and has concluded Markley’s appeal is without merit.  The issue briefed
by counsel concerns whether Markley’s guilty plea complied with the mandates
set forth in Boykin v. Alabama. [1]   Markley has not filed any documents with this court on his
own behalf.

After a review of the record as required
by Anders v. California [2]
and State v. Williams, [3] we hold there are no directly appealable issues
that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Markley’s appeal
and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.
[4]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., and GOOLSBY and SHULER, JJ., concur.

[1]   395 U.S. 238 (1969).

[2]   386 U.S. 738 (1967).

[3]   305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991).

[4]   Because oral argument would not aid the court in resolving
the issues on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to
Rules 215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.