State v. Harris

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Winston Andrew Harris,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenwood County

Wyatt T. Saunders, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-120

Submitted December 29, 2003 – Filed February 25, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
Assistant Attorney General David A. Spencer, all of Columbia; and Solicitor
William Townes Jones, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Winston Andrew Harris appeals
both his convictions for armed robbery, assault and battery of a high and aggravated
nature, and possession of a firearm during the violent crime.  Harris’s appellate
counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating she has reviewed the
record and has concluded Harris’s appeal is without merit.  The issue briefed
by counsel concerns whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to impeach
Harris with his prior fraudulent check convictions.  Harris has filed a brief
on his own behalf with this court alleging numerous pre-trial errors and ineffective
assistance of counsel.

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 Harris’s
appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.
[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, 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.