State v. Drakeford

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Tracy Drakeford, Appellant.

Appeal From Lancaster County

 Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-230

Submitted May 1, 2007 – Filed May 15, 2007   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia; Tracy Drakeford, of Kershaw; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster; Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh; Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, of Columbia; and Solicitor John R. Justice, of Chester; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Tracy Drakeford appeals his convictions for attempted armed robbery, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.  The trial judge sentenced him to ten years imprisonment for attempted armed robbery, ten years for discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and five years for possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.  The sentences were to be served concurrently.

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] Drakeford’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, HUFF, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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