State v. Massey

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Ben K. Massey,       
Appellant.

Appeal From York County

John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.   2003-UP-191

Submitted January 10, 2003 - Filed March
12, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender
Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia;; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster,Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles
H. Richardson, of Columbia; Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Ben K. Massey appeals from
his conviction for trafficking crack, arguing that the trial judge failed to
grant a directed verdict because there was no evidence that he knowingly possessed
the drugs.  Massey’s counsel attached to the brief a petition to be relieved
as counsel, stating she had reviewed the record and concluded Massey’s appeal
lacks merit.  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] Massey’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.