State v. Kershaw

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL
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.

Devin Jamaal Kershaw, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 Reginald I. Lloyd, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-586

Submitted November 1, 2004 – Filed November
17, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda P. Hagler, of Columbia, for Appellant

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W.
McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia;
and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Devin Jamaal Kershaw appeals his conviction for armed robbery,
kidnapping, financial transaction card theft, and use of a firearm during the
commission of a violent crime.  Kershaw’s appellate counsel has petitioned to
be relieved as counsel, stating she has reviewed the record and has concluded
Kershaw’s appeal is without merit.  The sole issue briefed by counsel concerns
whether the circuit court adequately informed Kershaw of the possible sentencing
consequences before accepting his plea, as required under Boykin v. Alabama,
395 U.S. 238 (1969).  Kershaw did not file a separate pro se reply brief.

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

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, KITTREDGE, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.   

 1  We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rules
215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.