State v. Lounds

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Anthony M. Lounds,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-408

Submitted April 18, 2003 - Filed June
18, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, 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;
Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Appellant Anthony M. Lounds
was indicted for armed robbery and kidnapping.  The jury found him not guilty
of armed robbery but guilty of kidnapping.  As Lounds had a prior conviction
for a most serious offense, the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment
without the possibility of parole as provided by S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-45 (2003). 
Counsel for Lounds attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved as
counsel.  Lounds 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 Lounds’ appeal and
grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ., concur.