In the Interest of Darcel G.

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

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

In The Interest of Darcel G., A Minor Under The Age of Seventeen,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Darlington County

Jamie Lee Murdock, Jr., Family Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-212

Submitted January 29, 2004 – Filed March
25, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, Office of Appellate
Defense, 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 C. Kelley Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:   Darcel G., a juvenile, appeals
the sentence she received following her guilty plea to charges for assault and
battery of high and aggravated nature (ABHAN).  Darcel G.’s appellate counsel
has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating she has reviewed the record
and has concluded Darcel G.’s appeal is without merit.  The sole issue briefed
by counsel argues that the family court abused its discretion during sentencing. 
Darcel G. did not file a separate pro se response brief.

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 this appeal and
grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.1

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.

         
1  Because oral argument would not aid the court in resolving
the issues on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to
Rules 215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.