State v. Bellman

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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.

Leon V.
Bellman, Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County

 John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-627

Submitted November 3, 2008 – Filed
November 12, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, 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, and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER
CURIAM:  Leon Bellman appeals his
conviction for trafficking cocaine and twenty-five year sentence.  Bellman
contends the trial court erred in refusing to excuse a juror for cause who
expressed bias.   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.

ANDERSON, HUFF, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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