THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Matthew Jackson,        Appellant.

Appeal From Laurens County
Gary E. Clary, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-044
Submitted November 20, 2002 � Filed January 15, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, 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 W. Townes Jones, IV, of Greenwood, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:��������� Matthew Jackson was convicted of armed robbery and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a violent crime.� He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for armed robbery and five years imprisonment for possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a violent crime, the sentences to run concurrently.� Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Jackson�s counsel attached a petition to be relieved.� Jackson did not file 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 Jackson�s appeal and grant counsel�s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

CONNOR, STILWELL, and HOWARD, JJ., concur.