State v. Cox

THIS
OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Terrence L.
Cox, Appellant.

Appeal From Horry County

 Paula H. Thomas, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2008-UP-528

Submitted September 2, 2008 – Filed
September 11, 2008

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, South Carolina Commission on
Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J.
Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: 
Cox was tried and convicted of murder,
armed robbery, and four counts of assault and battery with intent to kill.  On appeal, Cox’s counsel argues the trial court erred by refusing to admit
evidence regarding the frequency of shootings in the neighborhood where the
crimes occurred.  Cox also
filed a pro se brief.  After a thorough review of the record and 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 the appeal and
grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, WILLIAMS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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