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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Bruce M. Richardson,        Appellant.

Appeal From Horry County
John L. Breeden, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-252
Submitted February 20, 2004 – Filed April 15, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda P. Hagler, 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 J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Bruce M. Richardson was convicted of three counts of first-degree burglary and sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Richardson’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved.  Richardson filed a pro se response.

After review of the record 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 Richardson’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concurring.