State v. Owens

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PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY
PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

State, Respondent,

v.

Eric Shawn
Owens, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

James W. Johnson, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-426

Submitted July 1, 2008 – Filed July 23,
2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Deputy Director for Legal Services Teresa A. Knox, Legal Counsel
Tommy Evans, Jr., Legal Counsel J. Benjamin Aplin, all of Columbia, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Eric
Shawn Owens violated the terms of his probation by failing to pay fees,
breaking curfew, being in the presence of a child, and being in possession of
pornographic materials and alcohol.  His probation was revoked for two years. 
Owens seeks to have his revocation vacated, arguing the trial court erred by considering
evidence seized during an illegal search and seizure of his mother’s house.  After a thorough
review of the record and both 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 Owens’ appeal and grant counsel’s motion
to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL
DISMISSED. 

HEARN,
C.J., CURETON and GOOLSBY, A.J.J., concur.

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