State v. Finch

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.

Profit Julious Finch, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 John  L.  Breeden, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2007-UP-275

Submitted June 1, 2007 – Filed June 6,
2007

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, South Carolina Commission of
Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:  Profit Finch entered a guilty plea to
felony driving under the influence resulting in death.  He was sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment.  He appeals. 

Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967), counsel for Finch attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved
as counsel, stating he had reviewed the record and concluded Finch’s appeal is
without legal merit sufficient to warrant a new trial.  Finch did not file a
separate pro se response.

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] Finch’s appeal
and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

ANDERSON,
HUFF, and BEATTY, 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 Rule 215, SCACR.