State v. Owens

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Christopher Demont Owens,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Lancaster County

Paul E. Short, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-355

Submitted March 26, 2003 - Filed May
21, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief 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,
of Columbia; Solicitor John R. Justice, of Chester; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Appellant Christopher Demont
Owens was convicted of murder and attempted armed robbery.  The trial court
sentenced him to life imprisonment for the murder charge and twenty years for
the attempted armed robbery charge.  Counsel for Owens attached to the final
brief a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Owens filed a pro se response.

After a review of the record as required by Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967) and State v. Williams, 305 S.C.
116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable issues
that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Owens’ appeal and
grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

CURETON, ANDERSON and HUFF, JJ., concur.

[1] Owens filed a pro se motion to stay the appeal. 
The motion is DENIED.