State v. Baker

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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.

Roshad M. Baker, Appellant.

Appeal From Horry County

Steven H. John, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-426

Submitted September 1, 2009 – Filed
September 8, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all
of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Roshad M. Baker appeals his conviction and sentence
for murder, arguing the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a directed
verdict.  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., and KONDUROS and LOCKEMY,
JJ., concur.

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