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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Damon L. Jackson, Appellant.

Appeal From Richland County
 Reginald I. Lloyd, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2008-UP-104
Submitted February 1, 2008 – Filed February 12, 2008   

APPEAL DISMISSED

Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III and Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Damon L. Jackson (Appellant) was convicted of distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of crack cocaine within proximity of a school.  He was sentenced consecutive terms in prison of twenty-five years for distribution and twelve years for the proximity charge.  On appeal, counsel for Appellant has filed a final brief along with a petition to be relieved as counsel.  Appellant has filed a pro se response.  After a thorough review of the record 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 the appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.        

APPEAL DISMISSED.[1]

HUFF, KITTREDGE, and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.

[1]  This case is decided without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.