State v. Derrick Turner

THIS
OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Derrick Bernard
Turner, Appellant.

Appeal from York County

Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-101

Submitted January 4, 2010 – Filed February
4, 2010  

APPEAL DISMISSED

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 Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; Solicitor Kevin S. Brackett, of York,
for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Derrick Bernard Turner appeals his conviction and
sentence for trafficking crack cocaine, first offense.  Turner argues that
defense counsel deviated from arguing on his behalf during opening statements.  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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

WILLIAMS, PIEPER, and Lockemy, JJ., concur.

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