State v. Taylor

PER CURIAM: Christopher Taylor appeals his convictions for armed robbery
and possession of a weapon during the commission of

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

The State of South Carolina,       
Respondent,

v.

Christopher Taylor,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Beaufort County

Perry M. Buckner, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-531

Submitted October 1, 2004 – Filed October
20, 2004

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 Salley W. Elliott,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Christopher Taylor appeals
his convictions for armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission
of a violent crime. The trial judge sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment
for armed robbery and five years imprisonment for the weapon charge.  The sentences
were to be served concurrently.

Pursuant to Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967), counsel for Taylor attached to the final brief a petition
to be relieved as counsel, stating he had reviewed the record and concluded
Taylor’s appeal is without legal merit sufficient to warrant a new trial.  Taylor
did not file a separate pro se response.

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]

STILWELL, BEATTY, and SHORT, 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 Rule
215, SCACR.