THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Jesse G. Burrage, Appellant.

Appeal From Oconee County
Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-089
Submitted December 23, 2003 – Filed February 13, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Claire, of S.C. 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, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Druanne D. White, of Anderson, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Jesse G. Burrage appeals from his conviction and sentence for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.  Appellate counsel filed a brief accompanied by a petition to be relieved.  Burrage filed no pro se response brief.  After a thorough review of the record on appeal pursuant to Anders v. California ^[1] and State v. Williams, ^[2] we grant counsel’s petition and dismiss the appeal.

APPEAL DISMISSED. ^[3]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.