State v. Bonnett

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Christopher Bonnett, Appellant.

Appeal From Aiken County

 J. Ernest Kinard, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-094

Submitted December 23, 2003 – Filed
February 13, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, Office
of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant,

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  In August 2002, Bonnett pleaded
guilty to three counts of forgery during guilty plea proceedings in which the
circuit court found Bonnett made freely, voluntarily, and intelligently.  The
court accepted Bonnett’s guilty plea on the charges, and he was sentenced. 
Bonnett appeals, arguing that the circuit court erred in admitting his plea
because he did not make it voluntarily and intelligently.  Bonnett’s appellate
counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating that she has reviewed
the record and has concluded Bonnett’s appeal is without merit.  Bonnett has
not filed a pro se brief. 

After a review of the record as required by Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C.
116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable issues
that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Bonnett’s appeal
and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved. [1]    

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, J.J., concur. 
 

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