THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Kendrick Tremaine Jeter,        Appellant.

Appeal From Union County
Lee S. Alford, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-361
Submitted March 26, 2003 - Filed May 21, 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 and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Kendrick Tremaine Jeter pled guilty to simple possession of marijuana, second offense.  He was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended upon the service of two years probation.  Jeter’s appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).  Counsel additionally submitted a petition to be relieved from representation, asserting there are no directly appealable issues of arguable merit.  Jeter did not file a pro se response with the Court.

After a review of the record pursuant to Anders and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we dismiss the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved. [1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON, and HUFF, JJ., concur.