State v. Sims

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.

Howard Lee
Sims, Appellant.

Appeal From Spartanburg County

J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-256 

Submitted April 2, 2012 – Filed May 2,
2012

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz,
III, of Columbia; and Howard Lee Sims, pro se, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald
J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry Barnette, of Spartanburg, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Howard Lee Sims appeals his convictions
of murder and first-degree burglary, arguing the trial court erred in admitting testimony that placed
Sims's character in issue.  Sims also filed a pro se brief.  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.

WILLIAMS, THOMAS,
and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur

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