State v. Harper

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Leon Charles Harper,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-043

Submitted November 20, 2002 – Filed
January 15, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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 Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Leon Charles Harper
was convicted of murder and assault with intent to kill.  Harper was sentenced
to life imprisonment for murder and ten years imprisonment for assault with
intent to kill, with the sentences to run concurrently.  Pursuant to Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Harper’s counsel attached a petition
to be relieved.  Harper did not file a pro se response.

After 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 Harper’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition
to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

CONNOR, STILWELL, and HOWARD, JJ., concur.

[1] Because oral argument would not aid the Court in resolving
any issue on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to
Rule 215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.