State v. Weatherford

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Bobby Weatherford,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Marion County

John L. Breeden, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-049

Submitted November 20, 2002 – Filed
January 16, 2003   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia;
for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster; Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh; Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia, Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Bobby Weatherford appeals the
trial court’s ruling that his minor victim was competent to testify.  Counsel
for Weatherford attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved as counsel. 
Weatherford did not file a separate pro se response. 

After a review of the record as required
by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967) and State v. Williams,
305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable
issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Weatherford’s
appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CONNOR, STILWELL, and HOWARD, JJ.,
concur.