State v. Vaughn

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State,       
Respondent,

v.

Jeffery Allen Vaughn,       
Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

Edward W. Miller, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-574

Submitted November 1, 2004 – Filed November
16, 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 Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Mr. Vaughn appeals after pleading guilty
to criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree and obtaining goods
under false pretenses.  The court sentenced Vaughn to concurrent sentences of
ten years on the criminal sexual conduct charge and five years for the false
pretenses charge.  On appeal, Vaughn argues his guilty pleas failed to comply
with the requirements set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969). 
Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Vaughn’s counsel
attached a petition to be relieved stating that he has reviewed the record and
found the appeal to be without merit.  Vaughn has also filed a pro se
response in which he argues the pleas were not voluntarily made because he was
not informed of their sentencing consequences.  

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]

HEARN C.J., GOOLSBY, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

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