State v. Derrick

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Anthony Doyle Derrick,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Cherokee County

Gary E. Clary, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-523

Submitted July 1, 2003 – Filed September
2, 2003  

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, Office of Appellate
Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Anthony Doyle Derrick appeals
his conviction for possession with intent to distribute crank.  Derrick’s appellate
counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed the
record and has concluded Derrick’s appeal is without merit.  The issue briefed
by counsel concerns whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to exercise
a premptory challenge in an allegedly discriminatory manner.  In a pro se
brief, Derrick argues error on the part of his trial counsel. 

After a review of the record as required
by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams,
305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable
issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Derrick’s
appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.1

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, BEATTY, and KITTREDGE, 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
Rules 215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.