State v. Bing

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Leon Contrez Bing,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Aiken County

James R. Barber, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP- 440

Submitted April 18, 2003 – Filed June
25, 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 Barbara R. Morgan,  of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Leon Contrez Bing was indicted for armed robbery and first
degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC).  He was tried, found guilty of first degree
CSC and sentenced to life in prison.  Bing appeals his conviction, arguing the
trial court erred in allowing the State to exercise two preemptory challenges
in a discriminatory manner in violation of the mandate set forth in Batson
v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). 

Counsel for Bing submitted a final brief and attached a petition
to be relieved stating she reviewed the record and found the appeal to be without
merit.  After a review of the record, counsel’s brief and Bing’s pro
se 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] Bing’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ., concur.

[1] Because oral argument would not aid the court in resolving the issues
on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215,
SCACR.