State v. Owens

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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.

William Allen Owens, Appellant.

Appeal From Barnwell County

Doyet A. Early, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-339  

Submitted June 1, 2011 – Filed June 28,
2011

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald
J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., of Aiken,
for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: William Allen Owens appeals his conviction for murder
and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, arguing
the trial court erred in refusing to allow Owens to introduce evidence
providing context for his defense that the victim was killed by gang members
related to the victim's son.  After a thorough
review of the record, Owens'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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to
be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

FEW, C.J., HUFF and
KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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