State v. Frederick

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Issac Frederick,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Orangeburg County

James C. Williams, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-605 

Submitted August 20, 2003 – Filed October 20, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, Office of Appellate Defense,
of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia;  and Solicitor Walter M. Bailey, Jr., of Summerville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Isaac Frederick appeals from
his guilty plea to distribution of crack, possession of crack, and possession
with intent to distribute marijuana.  Frederick contends the trial judge erred
by accepting his guilty plea before ascertaining whether Frederick understood
the facts of the case in relationship to the applicable law. Pursuant to Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Frederick’s counsel attached to the
brief a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating he reviewed the record and
concluded Frederick’s appeal lacks merit.  Frederick did not file a separate
pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record and counsel’s 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] Frederick’s appeal and grant
counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., CONNOR and ANDERSON,
JJ., concur.

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