State v. Pearson

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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.

Rayshawn
Pearson, Appellant.

Appeal From Williamsburg County

 Ralph F. Cothran, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-240

Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed May 28, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

 Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka, of
Columbia; and Solicitor Cecil K. Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Rayshawn
Pearson appeals his guilty plea for murder,
two counts of armed robbery, and possession of a weapon during the commission
of a violent crime, arguing his plea was not knowingly or voluntarily made.  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 the appeal and
grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ.,
concur.

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