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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Michael Smith, Appellant.

Appeal From Calhoun County
Deadra L. Jefferson, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-415
Submitted September 1, 2009 � Filed September 3, 2009���

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Michael Smith appeals his convictions and sentences for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, arguing the trial judge erred in denying his directed verdict motion.� After a thorough review of the record, counsel's brief, and Smith's pro se 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., and KONDUROS and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.�

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