State v. McKnight

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NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.
Tommy McKnight, Appellant.

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Appeal From Kershaw County
J. Ernest Kinard Jr., Circuit Court Judge

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Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-341
Submitted May 1, 2012 – Filed June 6, 2012
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APPEAL DISMISSED
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Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of
Columbia, and Tommy McKnight, pro se, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant
Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and
Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, all of Columbia, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Tommy McKnight appeals his conviction of murder,
arguing the circuit court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict.
Additionally, McKnight asserts several pro se arguments. After a thorough
review of the record and all 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
dismiss1 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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