State v. Mason

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL
VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT

BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT
IN ANY PROCEEDING

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2),
SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Alex Bernard Mason,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-185

Submitted January 29, 2004 – Filed March
17, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, Office of Appellate
Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant,

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
allof Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Appellant was convicted of
simple possession of crack cocaine, and he was sentenced.  The issue briefed
by appellate counsel concerns the trial court’s denial of Appellant’s motion
for directed verdict.  Appellant’s counsel has petitioned to be relieved as
counsel, stating that she has reviewed the record and has concluded the appeal
is without merit.  Appellant has not filed a pro se brief.  

After a thorough 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 hold there are no directly appealable
issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal
and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved. [1]    

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, J.J., concur. 
 

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