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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
v.
Johnny Paden, Appellant.
Appeal From Greenville County
C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2010-UP-087
Submitted January 4, 2010 � Filed February
3, 2010���
APPEAL DISMISSED
Acting Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:� Johnny Paden appeals his murder conviction, arguing the court erred by refusing to direct a verdict of acquittal because there was no direct or circumstantial evidence that Paden fatally stabbed the decedent.� 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.
SHORT, THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.
[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.