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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

In The Interest of Joshua K., A Juvenile Under The Age of Seventeen,        Appellant.

Appeal From Sumter County
Marion D. Myers, Family Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-512
Submitted October 1, 2004 � Filed October 13, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara Taggart, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster,� Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh,� Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Cecil Kelley Jackson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Joshua K, a minor under the age of seventeen, appeals following being adjudicated delinquent to two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.� Joshua argues the trial court erred in failing to grant a directed verdict based on insufficient evidence to prove the crimes charged.� Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Joshua�s counsel attached a petition to be relieved, stating that she has reviewed the record and concluded the appeal lacks merit.�

After a thorough 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.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, ANDERSON, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.