State v. Hemingway

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Wayne Hemingway, Appellant.

Appeal From Williamsburg County

 Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-093

Submitted December 23, 2003 – Filed
February 13, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, Office of Appellate
Defense, 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 Cecil Kelley Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Hemingway was convicted of
armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, and
he was sentenced.  On appeal, Hemingway argues that the trial court erred in
denying  his motion for directed verdict.  Hemingway’s appellate counsel has
petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating that she has reviewed the record
and has concluded Hemingway’s appeal is without merit.  Hemingway has not filed
a pro se brief. 

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 hold there are no directly appealable
issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Hemingway’s
appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved. [1]    

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, J.J., concur. 
 

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