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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Emery Norman McKee, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County
�G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-269
Submitted May 1, 2009 � Filed June 2, 2009���

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, 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; and Solicitor Warren B. Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Emery Norman McKee appeals his guilty plea and sentence for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, arguing his plea was not knowingly or voluntarily made.� After a thorough review of the record and counsel's 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.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HEARN, C.J., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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