State v. Wright

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.

James Wright, Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County

 Daniel F. Pieper, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-597

Submitted October 1, 2008 – Filed October
17, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General Henry Dargan McMaster, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J.
Zelenka, of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: James Wright appeals his conviction and sentence for
murder, arguing the trial court erred by refusing to charge the jury on
involuntary manslaughter.  After a
thorough review of the record, counsel’s brief, and Wright’s pro se 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] Wright’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, WILLIAMS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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