State v. James

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Kyle James, Appellant.

Appeal From York County

 Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2005-UP-501

Submitted August 1, 2005 – Filed August 23, 2005 

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting 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, Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Kyle James appeals his conviction for eight counts of assault and battery with intent to kill (ABWIK) and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. 

On appeal, counsel for James has filed a final brief along with a petition to be relieved as counsel.  James has filed a pro se response.  After a thorough review of the record and briefs 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 the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, BEATTY, and SHORT, JJ., concur.

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