State v. Blanding

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.

Kevin Blanding, Appellant.

Appeal From Lexington County

 Clifton Newman, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-592

Submitted December 1, 2011 – Filed
December 21, 2011   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John
W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of
Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Kevin Blanding appeals his conviction for trafficking
in heroin, arguing the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a
directed verdict.  Additionally, Blanding asserts numerous pro se arguments.  After a thorough review of the record and all briefs
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[1] the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

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

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