State v. Jwan Smith

THIS OPINION HAS NO
PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jwan Smith, Appellant.

Appeal From Anderson County

Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court
Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-009

Submitted January 4, 2010 – Filed January
21, 2010   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting Chief Appellate Defender Robert M.
Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief
Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Jwan
Smith appeals from his conviction for murder and possession of a firearm during
the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court erred by not
directing a verdict.  After a thorough
review of the record and both 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[1] Smith's appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

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