THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Darren White,        Appellant.


Appeal From Florence County
B. Hicks Harwell, Jr., Circuit Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-386
Submitted March 26, 2003 – Filed June 5, 2003   


APPEAL DISMISSED


Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, of Columbia; Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence; for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:   Darren White was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine within the proximity of a school.  Following a jury trial, White was convicted on both charges and sentenced to twenty five years in prison. Counsel for White attached a petition to be relieved to the final brief stating she had reviewed the record and found the appeal to be without merit.  White filed a separate pro se brief.   After a review of the record and counsel’s and White’s briefs 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 [1] White’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

CURETON, ANDERSON and HUFF, JJ., concur.


[1] Because oral argument would not aid the court in resolving the issues on appeal, we decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.