State v. Watts

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OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Michael L.
Watts, Appellant.

Appeal From Chesterfield County

 Paul M. Burch, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-019

Submitted January 4, 2010 – Filed January
25, 2010   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelanka; all
of Columbia, and Solicitor Jay E. Hodge, Jr., of Cheraw, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Michael
L. Watts appeals his convictions for murder, assault and battery with intent to
kill, discharging a weapon in an occupied building, possession of a weapon
during the commission of a violent crime, and escape.  Watts's counsel argues
the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial.  Watts also filed a pro
se brief arguing numerous additional issues.  After a thorough review of the record and both briefs
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 the appeal and
grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL
DISMISSED. 

HUFF,
A.C.J., GEATHERS, J., and CURETON, A.J., concur. 

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