State v. Lyles

CourtListener 10156234ScctappApr 11, 2008

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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.

Clifton Lyles, Appellant.

Appeal From York County

 Roger L. Couch , Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-223

Submitted April 1, 2008 – Filed April 11,
2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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 Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Clifton Lyles appeals his conviction and sentence for
trafficking crack cocaine, arguing the trial court erred by admitting his
involuntary statement.  Lyles also asserts numerous pro se arguments.  After a thorough review of
the record, counsel’s brief, and Lyles’ 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] Lyles’ appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, SHORT, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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

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