State v. Masters

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OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE.  IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

William Bailey Masters, Jr., Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County

 C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-211

Submitted April 1, 2009 – Filed May 19, 2009   

APPEAL DISMISSED

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W.
Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for
Respondent.

PER CURIAM: William
Bailey Masters, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence  for trafficking in
methamphetamine.  He argues the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a
directed 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.

HEARN,
C.J., PIEPER and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur

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