State v. Jackson

PER CURIAM: Robert McKoy waived presentment on an indictment for possession
of a stolen vehicle, pled guilty, and was sentenc

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

David Solomon Jackson       
Appellant.

Appeal From Spartanburg County

J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-700

Submitted September 17, 2003 – Filed December 3, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart; 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; Harold W. Gowdy, III of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  David Solomon Jackson was indicted
and subsequently convicted for armed robbery.  After a bench trial, Jackson
was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.  Jackson appeals his conviction asserting
the trial improperly admitted his written statement in violation of Jackson
v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774 (1967).

Jackson’s appellate counsel submitted a petition to
be relieved as counsel, stating she has reviewed the record and has concluded
Jackson’s appeal is without merit.  Jackson did not file a pro se brief
with the court.

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 Jackson’s appeal
and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, STILWELL and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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