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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Damion B. Simons, Appellant.


Appeal From Richland County
 L. Casey Manning, Circuit Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-209
Submitted April 1, 2009 – Filed May 18, 2009   


APPEAL DISMISSED


Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM: Damion Simons appeals his guilty plea for two counts of armed robbery and concurrent sentences of twelve years.  He argues his guilty plea failed to comply with the mandates set forth in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969).  After a thorough review of the record and counsel’s brief, 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 motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Hearn, C.J., Pieper and Lockemy, JJ., concur.


[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.