THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Lowell Thomas Walker,        Appellant.

Appeal From Lexington County
Clifton Newman, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-506
Submitted July 1, 2003 – Filed August 27, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, 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; Solicitor Donald M. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Lowell Walker was indicted for distribution of marijuana, second-degree burglary, and criminal sexual conduct with a minor.  Walker pled guilty to distribution of marijuana and the lesser-included offenses of third-degree burglary and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN).  He was sentenced as follows: for distribution of marijuana, five years confinement; for burglary, a concurrent term of five years confinement; and for ABHAN, a consecutive term of ten years confinement.  He appeals, arguing his guilty plea was invalid because he received consecutive sentences, when he expected to receive concurrent sentences.

Walker’s appellate counsel submitted a petition to be relieved as counsel, stating he has reviewed the record and has concluded Walker’s appeal is without merit.  Walker filed a document with the court.

After a review of the record as required by Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Williams, 305 S.C. 116, 406 S.E.2d 357 (1991), we hold there are no directly appealable issues that are arguable on their merits.  Accordingly, we dismiss Walker’s appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, BEATTY, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concur.