State v. Washington

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL
VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED 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.

Sarah Lee Washington, Appellant.

Appeal From Laurens County

 James W. Johnson, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-580

Submitted November 1, 2004 – Filed November
17, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John
W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia;
and Solicitor W. Townes Jones IV, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Sarah Lee Washington appeals her conviction for murder
and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.  She complains
about the denial by the trial court of a motion she made pursuant to Batson
v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), directed to the striking by the State of
a black juror.  Her appellate attorney attaches a petition to be relieved as
Washington’s counsel, stating his review of the record leads him to conclude
Washington’s appeal lacks legal merit sufficient to warrant granting Washington
a new trial.  Washington has not filed any pro se documents on
her own behalf.

After a thorough review of the record and counsel’s brief, we dismiss Washington’s
appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved pursuant to Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C.
116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991). [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

[1]   We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rules 215
and 220(b)(2), SCACR.