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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
v.
Joey Winston, Appellant.
Appeal From Beaufort County
�Perry M. Buckner, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-350
Submitted May 1, 2009 � Filed June 23,
2009���
APPEAL DISMISSED
Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, of Columbia; and Solicitor I. McDuffie Stone, III, of Beaufort, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:� Joey Winston appeals his guilty pleas and sentences for unlawful possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, and simple assault and battery, arguing the plea court abused its discretion during sentencing because Winston offered significant mitigation.� 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., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.
[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.