State v. Pyatt

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.

Christopher W. Pyatt, Appellant.

Appeal From Horry County

 J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-251

Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed May 28, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott,
of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Horry, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Christopher
W. Pyatt appeals his guilty plea and
sentence for possession of cocaine third offense, arguing his plea was not
voluntary because the plea judge failed to advise Pyatt of the maximum penalty
he faced.  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.

HEARN, C.J., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ.,
concur.

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