State v. Banegas-Maldonado

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.
Olbin Noel Banegas-
Maldonado, Appellant.

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Appeal From Lexington County
Clifton Newman, Circuit Court Judge
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Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-373
Submitted June 1, 2012 – Filed June 20, 2012
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APPEAL DISMISSED
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Appellate Defender Tristan M. Shaffer and Deputy
Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, both of
Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Senior
Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott,
all of Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of
Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Olbin Noel Banegas-Maldonado appeals his
convictions of voluntary manslaughter and first-degree burglary, arguing the
trial court erred in instructing the jury it must deliberate in an effort to reach a
unanimous verdict. After a thorough 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 the appeal and grant
counsel's motion to be relieved.1

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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

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