THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Freddie Barnette,        Appellant.

Appeal From York County
John C. Hayes, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-045
Submitted November 20, 2002 –Filed January 15, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Freddie Barnette was convicted of distribution of crack cocaine, distribution of crack cocaine within the proximity of a public school, and conspiracy to violate drug laws.  He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment for distribution of crack cocaine, fifteen years imprisonment for distribution of crack cocaine within the proximity of a public school, and five years imprisonment for conspiracy to violate drug laws, all to run concurrently.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Barnette’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved.  Barnette 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 Barnette’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. ^[1]

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