State v. McCrea

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jerome McCrea, Appellant.

Appeal From Williamsburg County

Howard P. King, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2004-UP-603

Submitted December 1, 2004 – Filed December 3, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General
John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor C. Kelly Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Jerome McCrea was convicted of murder, assault and battery
with intent to kill (ABIK), possession of a weapon during the commission of
a violent crime, and discharging a firearm at or into a dwelling or occupied
structure.  He was sentenced to thirty years for murder, twenty years for ABIK,
five years for possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime,
and ten years for discharging a firearm, to be served concurrently.  McCrea’s
appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967).  Counsel additionally submitted a petition to be relieved from
representation, asserting there are no directly appealable issues of arguable
merit.  McCrea did not file a pro se response with the Court.

After a review of the record pursuant to Anders 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. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, STILWELL, and SHORT, JJ., concur.

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