State v. Watson

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Timothy Watson, Appellant.

Appeal From Barnwell County

Marc H. Westbrook, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2006-UP-034

Submitted January 3, 2006 – Filed January 12, 2006

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliot, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Timothy Watson appeals his guilty plea to armed robbery.  Counsel for Watson attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Watson did not file a separate pro se response.

After a thorough 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 dismiss Watson’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

STILWELL, KITTREDGE, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

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