State v. King

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Douglas Francis King, Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

 John W. Kittredge, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-454

Submitted July 7, 2004 – Filed August 26, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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 Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Douglas Francis King appeals
his conviction for three counts of desecration of human remains, one count of
obliteration, vandalization, or desecration of human burial grounds, one count
of malicious injury to personal property, and conspiracy.  King argues the trial
court erred by admitting evidence of uncharged prior bad acts that impermissibly
placed King’s character in issue.  King’s counsel attached to the brief a petition
to be relieved as counsel, stating that he had reviewed the record and concluded
this appeal lacks merit.  King did not file a separate pro se
brief.  After a thorough review of the record and counsel’s brief 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 dismiss [1] King’s appeal and grant counsel’s
motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., HUFF, J., and CURETON, A.J., concur. 

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