State v. Rice

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Randy Fitzgerald Rice,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Spartanburg County

Gary E. Clary, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-086

Submitted December 23, 2003 – Filed February 12, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Asst. Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM:  Randy F. Rice appeals both
his convictions for various counts of criminal domestic violence and the revocation
of his probation.  Rice’s appellate counsel has petitioned to be relieved as
counsel, stating he has reviewed the record and has concluded Rice’s appeal
is without merit.  The issue briefed by counsel concerns whether the trial court
complied with Boykin v. Alabama
[1] when accepting Rice’s guilty pleas.  Rice has filed several documents
on his own behalf with this court.

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 Rice’s appeal
and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.
[2]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

[1]   Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).

[2]   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.