State v. Abney

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Ted Edward
Abney, Appellant.

Appeal From Newberry County

 Paul M. Burch, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-184

Submitted March 3, 2008 – Filed March 17,
2008

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, South Carolina Commission on
Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all
of Columbia; and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Ted
Edward Abney (Appellant) was convicted of armed robbery and was sentenced to
twenty-six years in prison.  On appeal, counsel for Appellant has filed a final
brief along with a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Appellant has not filed
a pro se response.  After a thorough review of the record
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 petition to be relieved.         

APPEAL DISMISSED.[1]

HUFF, KITTREDGE, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

[1]  This case is decided without oral argument pursuant
to Rule 215, SCACR.