THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
v.
David J. Gibson, Appellant.
Appeal From Orangeburg County
Luke N. Brown, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-526
Submitted July 1, 2003 – Filed September
2, 2003
APPEAL DISMISSED
Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth McMahon, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Walter M. Bailey, of Summerville; for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: David J. Gibson appeals his conviction for possession of crack cocaine. Gibson’s appellate counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed the record and has concluded Chestnut’s appeal is without merit. The issue briefed by counsel concerns whether the circuit court erred in allowing the State to reopen its case for the sole purpose of introducing the crack cocaine allegedly found on Gibson. Gibson has not filed a pro se brief.
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 Gibson’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.1
APPEAL DISMISSED.
GOOLSBY, BEATTY, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur