THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Alfred Palmer,        Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County
Henry F. Floyd, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-611
Submitted August 20, 2003 � Filed October 20, 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 and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Warren B. Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Alfred Palmer was indicted for trafficking in cocaine 400 grams or more.� The jury found him guilty.� The judge sentenced him to thirty years.� Palmer�s appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).� Counsel additionally submitted a petition to be relieved from representation, asserting there are no directly appealable issues of arguable merit.� Palmer filed a pro se response with the Court.

After a review of the record pursuant to Anders and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel�s petition to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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