THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Latroy F. Kennerly,        Appellant.

Appeal From Orangeburg County
R. Markley Dennis, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-628
Submitted August 20, 2003 – Filed October 22, 2003

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Walter M. Bailey, of Summerville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Latroy F. Kennerly was convicted of murder.  He was sentenced to life imprisonment.  Kennerly’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.  Kennerly 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.

HEARN, C.J., CONNOR and ANDERSON, JJ., concur.