State v. Washington

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Anthony D.
Washington, Jr., Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County

 James R. Barber, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.  2009-UP-317

Submitted May 1, 2009 – Filed June 11,
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 Warren B. Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Anthony
D. Washington, Jr. appeals from his
guilty plea to two counts of armed robbery, possession of a stolen pistol, and
unlawful carrying of a pistol.  On appeal, Washington argues the plea judge
erred in sentencing him to fifteen years as punishment for exercising his right
to reject a negotiated twelve-year sentence offered by the State.  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.