State v. Johnson

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

John Christopher Johnson, Appellant.

Appeal From Williamsburg County

 Howard P. King, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2005 – UP – 561

Submitted October 3, 2005 – Filed October 24, 2005   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting Deputy Chief Attorney Wanda H. Carter, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Cecil Kelly Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  John Christopher Johnson appeals his conviction for two counts of armed robbery and two counts of a possession of a weapon during a violent crime, alleging the trial judge erred in accepting Johnson’s guilty plea without fully advising him of the sentencing consequences thereof.  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 Johnson’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J. and STILWELL and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

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