THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Patrick Burton,        Appellant.

Appeal From Abbeville County
James W. Johnson, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-309
Submitted February 20, 2003 � Filed May 6, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, 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 William Townes Jones, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Patrick Burton appeals his convictions for first-degree burglary and simple assault and battery.� Burton�s appellate counsel has petitioned to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed the record and has concluded Burton�s appeal is without merit.� The issue briefed by counsel concerns whether the trial court erred in failing to charge the defense of alibi.� Burton has filed a� pro se brief with this court alleging numerous other trial errors.

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 Burton�s appeal and grant counsel�s petition to be relieved.¹

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., and CURETON and GOOLSBY, JJ., concur.