THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Shantone D. Curry,        Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County
Steven H. John, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-451
Submitted April 18, 2003 – Filed July 1, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Shantone D. Curry was convicted of two counts of armed robbery.  The judge sentenced him to seventeen years on one count and ten years, concurrent, on the other count.  Curry’s appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).  Counsel additionally submitted a petition to be relieved from representation, asserting there are no directly appealable issues of arguable merit.  Curry did not file a pro se response with the Court.

After a review of the record pursuant to Anders and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ., concur.