State v. Cureton

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Dwight Cureton,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

John W. Kittredge, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-690

Submitted September 17, 2003 – Filed December 2, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia,
for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson,
of Columbia, Robert M. Ariail, 13th Circuit Solicitor's Office, of Greenville,
for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Appellant Dwight Cureton pled
guilty to burglary first degree and assault and battery of a high and aggravated
nature (ABHAN).  The trial court sentenced him to eighteen years for burglary
and ten years for ABHAN with the sentences concurrent and credit for time served. 
Cureton’s counsel attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved as counsel
stating he had reviewed the record and concluded the appeal lacked merit. 

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), we hold there are no directly appealable issues that are arguable on
their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Cureton’s appeal and grant counsel’s
petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, STILWELL, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.