State v. Perry

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Joel Perry,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Aiken County

James R. Barber, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-510 

Submitted June 9, 2003 – Filed August 27, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Joel Perry appeals from his
guilty plea to criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, arguing
the trial judge erred by not reducing his sentence. Perry’s counsel attached
to the brief a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating that she had reviewed
the record and concluded this appeal lacks merit.  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] Perry’s
appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., CONNOR and ANDERSON, JJ., concur.

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