State v. Lavaras Shell

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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.

Lavaras S.
Shell, Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

G. Edward Welmaker, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-567

Submitted December 1, 2009 – Filed
December 2, 2009

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Elizabeth A.
Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief
Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Salley W. Elliott, of Columbia; Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Lavaras S. Shell appeals his guilty plea for distribution of crack
cocaine and strong arm robbery, arguing the sentence imposed was too harsh.  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., CURETON,
A.J., and GOOLSBY, A.J., concur.

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