THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Cynthia Mitchell,        Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County
James C. Williams, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.� 2003-UP-721
Submitted September 17, 2003 � Filed December 15, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson;� and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Cynthia Mitchell appeals from her guilty plea to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.� Counsel for Mitchell attached to the final brief a petition to be relieved as counsel.� Mitchell did not file a separate pro se response.�

After a review of the record as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable issues that are arguable on their merits.� Accordingly, we dismiss Mitchell�s appeal and grant counsel�s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, STILWELL, and BEATTY, JJ., concur.