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2003-UP-302 - State v. Watford

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Claude Ray Watford,        Appellant.


Appeal From Florence County
B. Hicks Harwell, Jr., Circuit Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-302
Submitted February 20, 2003 � Filed May 1, 2003���


APPEAL DISMISSED


Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia; for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:� Claude Ray Watford was indicted for accessory after the fact to murder.� Watford pled guilty and was sentenced to six years imprisonment, suspended to one year imprisonment and five years probation.� Watford appeals, arguing that the circuit court abused its discretion in revoking his probation in part due to a failure to pay fees.� Counsel for Watford has filed a final brief and submitted a petition to be relieved as counsel.1

After review of the record 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.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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


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