State v. Laster

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Casandra Cae Laster,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2003-UP-297

Submitted February 20, 2003 - Filed
April 30, 2003 

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia;
for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM: Casandra Cae Laster appeals
her conviction for accessory after the fact of murder, arguing that the trial
judge failed to grant a directed verdict because there was no substantial evidence
beyond reasonable doubt that she aided, abetted, assisted or gave personal aid
to Dallen Bounds when he murdered the cashier at Radio Shack.  Laster filed
a separate pro se brief, arguing the following three issues: (1) the
trial judge erred in failing to strike a juror who appeared to be sleeping during
the trial; (2)  the trial judge erred in failing to suppress Laster’s statement
to police because the statement was made pursuant to an invalid arrest; and
(3) the trial judge showed extreme favoritism to the State. 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 [1] Laster’s
appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., CURETON and GOOLSBY, JJ., concur.

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