State v. Simons

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.

Damion B. Simons, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-209

Submitted April 1, 2009 – Filed May 18, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM: Damion
Simons appeals his guilty plea for two counts of armed robbery and concurrent sentences
of twelve years.  He argues his guilty plea failed to comply with the mandates
set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).  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 the appeal and
grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL
DISMISSED.

Hearn, C.J.,
Pieper and
Lockemy, JJ., concur.

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