State v. Mims

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT
BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE
239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Nathaniel A. Mims,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Beaufort County

Perry M. Buckner, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2004-UP-143

Submitted December 23, 2003 – Filed March 1, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, 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 Randolph  Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Nathaniel A. Mims was convicted
of trafficking in cocaine and sentenced to twenty years in prison.  Mims’s appellate
counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed the
record and has concluded Morgan’s appeal is without merit.  The sole issue on
appeal is whether the circuit court erred in failing suppress drug evidence. 
No separate pro se brief was filed.

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 Mims’s appeal and
grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.1

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, 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.