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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Darrell Lewis Sturkey, Appellant.

Appeal From Greenville County
�C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-019
Submitted January 1, 2008 � Filed January 10, 2008���

APPEAL DISMISSED

Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia, Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Darrell Lewis Sturkey appeals his convictions for assault and battery with intent to kill, attempted armed robbery, and first-degree burglary.� On appeal, Sturkey contends the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict.� After a thorough review of the record, counsel�s brief, and Sturkey�s pro se brief 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 the appeal and grant counsel�s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

ANDERSON, SHORT, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.