State v. Grayson

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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.

Dean C. Grayson, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 James C. Williams, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-456

Submitted July 7, 2004 – Filed August 26, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, Office of Appellate Defense,
of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General
John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka
and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Dean C. Grayson appeals his
conviction for murder arguing the trial judge failed to advise him that by entering
a plea of guilty he waived his right to confront his accuser.  Grayson’s counsel
attached to the brief a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating that he
had reviewed the record and concluded this appeal lacks merit.  Grayson 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] Grayson’s appeal
and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., HUFF and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

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