State v. Thompson

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

John Thompson,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Horry County

James E. Lockemy, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-107

Submitted December 23, 2003 – Filed
February 18, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, 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, and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondents.

PER CURIAM:  John Thompson
was convicted of distribution of heroin, sentenced to eighteen-years imprisonment,
and fined $50,000.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),
Thompson’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Thompson
filed a pro se response.

After review of the record 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 Fortune’s appeal and grant counsel’s
petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTRIDGE, JJ., concurring.

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