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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Nathaniel A. Mims,        Appellant.

Appeal From Beaufort County
Perry M. Buckner, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.� 2004-UP-143
Submitted December 23, 2003 � Filed March 1, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia;� and Solicitor Randolph� Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Nathaniel A. Mims was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and sentenced to twenty years in prison.� Mims�s appellate counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed the record and has concluded Morgan�s appeal is without merit.� The sole issue on appeal is whether the circuit court erred in failing suppress drug evidence.� No separate pro se brief was filed.

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 Mims�s appeal and grant counsel�s petition to be relieved.¹

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.