State v. Jabez Batiste

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jabez Joseph
Batiste, Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County

J. C. "Buddy" Nicholson, Jr.,
Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-067

Submitted January 4, 2010 – Filed February
1, 2010  

APPEAL DISMISSED

Acting Chief Appellate Defender for
Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief
Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of
Charleston, for Respondent

PER CURIAM:  Jabez
Joseph Batiste appeals his convictions on
two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a firearm during a violent
crime, arguing the trial judge improperly admitted hearsay testimony.  Batiste's counsel attached a petition to be relieved
as counsel, stating that he reviewed the record and concluded the appeal lacked
merit.  After a 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] Batiste's appeal and
grant counsel's petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

SHORT, THOMAS, and
KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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