State v. Sanchez

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.

Juan Alberto Sanchez, Appellant.

Appeal From Chesterfield County

Paul M. Burch, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-251

Submitted April 2, 2012 – Filed April 25,
2012  

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender Elizabeth A.
Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all
of Columbia; and Solicitor William B. Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsville, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Juan Alberto Sanchez appeals his convictions of larceny and
second-degree burglary, arguing the circuit court erred in finding he waived
his right to counsel.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authority: State v.
Roberson, 382 S.C. 185, 187, 675 S.E.2d 732, 733 (2009) (stating waiver of
the right to counsel can be inferred from a defendant's conduct); id. at
188, 675 S.E.2d at 733-34 (finding a circuit court is not required to warn a
defendant of the dangers of self-representation when the defendant fails to
appear for trial and never expresses a desire to represent himself).

AFFIRMED.

PIEPER, KONDUROS, and
GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

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