THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Robert Lee Delbridge, Jr.,        Appellant.


Appeal From Florence County
James E. Brogdon, Jr., Circuit Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-511
Submitted July 1, 2003 – Filed August 27, 2003


APPEAL DISMISSED


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

Deputy Director for Legal Services Theresa A. Knox, Legal Counsel Tommy Evans, Jr. and Legal Counsel J. Benjamin Aplin, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Robert Lee Delbridge, Jr. was indicted and subsequently pled guilty to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to five years imprisonment suspended to ninety days and three years probation.  Delbridge was served with a probation revocation arrest warrant for violating various provisions of his probation.  At the probation hearing, Delbridge’s probation was revoked, and he was ordered to serve three years of the original five-year sentence.

Delbridge’s appellate counsel submitted a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating she has reviewed the record and has concluded Delbridge’s appeal is without merit.  Delbridge did not file any documents with the court.

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 Delbridge’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

GOOLSBY, BEATTY and KITTREDGE, JJ, concur.


[1]   Because oral argument would not aid the court in resolving the issues on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rules 215 and 220(b)(2), SCACR.