State v. LaFavor

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Barry LaFavor,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Aiken County

James C. Williams, Jr., Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-343

Submitted March 19, 2004 – Filed May 20, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda P. Hagler, Office
of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Barry LaFavor pled guilty to
two counts of solicitation to commit murder.  He was sentenced to fifteen years
in prison.  LaFavor appeals, arguing his guilty plea did not comply with the
mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).  On appeal,
counsel for LaFavor has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), asserting that there were no meritorious grounds for appeal
and requesting permission to withdraw from further representation. 

LaFavor filed a pro se response,
arguing his waiver of presentment to the grand jury was insufficient. 

After a thorough 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.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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