State v. Gantt

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Stewart Gantt,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Aiken County

James R. Barber, III , Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.   2003-UP-406

Submitted April 18, 2003 - Filed June
18, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia;
for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:  Stewart Gantt was indicted
for shoplifting.  Gantt pled guilty and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment,
suspended upon service of fifty-seven days and three years probation.  On June
13, 2002, Gantt’s probation was revoked.  Gantt appeals, arguing that the circuit
court abused its discretion in revoking his probation without holding a preliminary
hearing. 

Counsel for Gantt has filed a final brief and submitted
a petition to be relieved as counsel.1  After a thorough 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 as counsel.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

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