State v. Cohen

THIS
OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Gary Cohen, Appellant.

Appeal From Georgetown County

James R. Barber, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-390

Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed July 8, 2009

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender 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,
of Columbia; Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Gary
Cohen appeals from his Alford plea
for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.  On appeal, Cohen
argues he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his constitutional rights.  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., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ.,
concur.

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