THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Leon Charles Harper,        Appellant.

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

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-043
Submitted November 20, 2002 – Filed January 15, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, 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 Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Leon Charles Harper was convicted of murder and assault with intent to kill.  Harper was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and ten years imprisonment for assault with intent to kill, with the sentences to run concurrently.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Harper’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved.  Harper did not file a pro se response.

After review of the record 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 Harper’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. ^[1]

CONNOR, STILWELL, and HOWARD, JJ., concur.