State v. Lingard

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Levi Lingard, Jr., Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County

  Deadra L. Jefferson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2007-UP-261

Submitted May 1, 2007 – Filed June 1, 2007   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, 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 Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Levi Lingard, Jr., pled guilty to first-degree burglary and was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment.  He appeals.

After a thorough review of the record, Lingard’s pro se brief, 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 Lingard’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

ANDERSON , HUFF, and BEATTY, 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 Rule 215, SCACR.