State v. Williams

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Derrick Lorenzo Williams,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Beaufort County

Perry M. Buckner, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-509

Submitted May 30, 2003 – Filed August
27, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Derrick Lorenzo Williams was
convicted of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent
crime.  The judge sentenced him to consecutive sentences of thirty years for
murder and five years for possession of a firearm during the commission of a
violent crime.  Williams’ appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).  Counsel additionally submitted a petition
to be relieved from representation, asserting there are no directly appealable
issues of arguable merit.  Williams did not file a pro se response
with the Court.

After a review of the record pursuant to Anders
and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss
the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.
[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., CONNOR and ANDERSON, JJ., concur.

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