State v. Watford

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Claude Ray Watford,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Florence County

B. Hicks Harwell, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-302

Submitted February 20, 2003 – Filed
May 1, 2003   

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Deputy Director for Legal Services Teresa A. Knox; Legal
Counsel Tommy Evans, Jr.; Legal Counsel J. Benjamin Aplin, of Columbia; for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Claude Ray Watford was
indicted for accessory after the fact to murder.  Watford pled guilty and was
sentenced to six years imprisonment, suspended to one year imprisonment and
five years probation.  Watford appeals, arguing that the circuit court abused
its discretion in revoking his probation in part due to a failure to pay fees. 
Counsel for Watford has filed a final brief and submitted a petition to be relieved
as counsel.1

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 the appeal and grant counsel’s
motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

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