THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Earnest Battle,        Appellant.

Appeal From Charleston County
Thomas L. Hughston, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-348
Submitted March 26, 2003 – Filed May 20, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, 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 Ralph E. Hoisington, of N. Charleston, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Appellant, Earnest Battle, was indicted for trafficking in cocaine, conspiracy, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine within the proximity of a school.  The trial judge directed a verdict on the conspiracy charge, and Battle was convicted on the remaining charges.  We dismiss pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967) and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991).  Counsel’s petition to be relieved is granted.

APPEAL DISMISSED. 

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ. concur.