State v. Battle

Re:

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Earnest Battle,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County

Thomas L. Hughston, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-348

Submitted March 26, 2003 – Filed May
20, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, 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;  and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of N. Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Appellant, Earnest Battle,
was indicted for trafficking in cocaine, conspiracy, and possession with intent
to distribute cocaine within the proximity of a school.  The trial judge directed
a verdict on the conspiracy charge, and Battle was convicted on the remaining
charges.  We dismiss pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967)
and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991).  Counsel’s
petition to be relieved is granted.

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ. concur.