State v. Southers

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.

Jonathan
Southers, Appellant.

Appeal From Lexington County

 Larry R. Patterson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-146

Submitted March 3, 2008 – Filed March 6,
2008   

DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, 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: Jonathan Southers appeals his guilty plea to kidnapping, armed robbery,
and assault and battery with intent to kill.  Southers maintains his guilty
plea failed to conform with the mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama,
395 U.S. 238 (1969).  Specifically, Southers maintains the trial court abused
its discretion by failing to adequately advise him of his constitutional
rights.  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[1] Southers’ appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, SHORT, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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