State v. Davis

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Walter Davis,       
Appellant.

Appeal From York County

John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-129

Submitted January 10, 2003 – Filed February
18, 2003 

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Deputy Director for Legal Services Teresa A. Knox, Legal Counsel Tommy Evans,
Jr., and Legal Counsel J. Benjamin Aplin, all of Columbia; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Walter Davis appeals from his
probation revocation arguing the circuit judge should have recused himself because
he previously presided over his guilty plea.  Davis’s counsel attached to the
brief a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating he had reviewed the record
and concluded Davis’s appeal lacks merit.  Davis did not file a separate pro
se brief.  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] Davis’s appeal and grant counsel’s
motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., GOOLSBY and SHULER, JJ., concur.

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