State v. Benson

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Robert Benson,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Spartanburg County

Gary E. Clary, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-202 

Submitted January 29, 2003 – Filed March 17, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, 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:  Robert Benson (Appellant) pled
guilty to a charge of distributing crack cocaine.  Judge Frank Eppes sentenced
him to fifteen years in prison, suspended upon the service of five years probation.
 Appellant was subsequently charged with violating the terms of his probation. 
After a hearing, Judge Gary E. Clary revoked his probation in full and reinstated
his fifteen-year sentence, allowing him credit for time served.

On appeal, counsel for Appellant has filed a final
brief along with a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Appellant has not filed
a pro se response.  After a thorough review of the record 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
petition to be relieved.     

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

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

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