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2009-UP-328 - State v. Edmonds

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals


The State, Respondent,

v.

Jerry Lamont Edmonds, Appellant.


Appeal From Richland County
�J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No.�� 2009-UP-328
Submitted May 1, 2009 � Filed June 15, 2009


APPEAL DISMISSED


Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Solicitor Warren B. Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Jerry Lamont Edmonds appeals from his guilty plea to unlawful carrying of a pistol, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, armed robbery, and two counts of kidnapping.� On appeal, Edmonds argues the plea judge's sentence was too harsh. �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.