State v. Francis

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.

Leroy Francis, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-087

Submitted February 1, 2008 – Filed
February 8, 2008

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott;
and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Leroy Francis appeals his guilty plea to assault on a police officer
while resisting arrest. On appeal, Francis maintains his guilty plea failed to
conform with the mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238
(1969), because the plea court failed to adequately advise him of his constitutional
right to confront his accusers.  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] Francis’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

ANDERSON, SHORT and THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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