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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

Andrew Chance, Petitioner,

v.

State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appeal From Richland County
�Roger M. Young, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No.� 2010-UP-512
Submitted November 1, 2010 � Filed November 23, 2010�

APPEAL DISMISSED

Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz III, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Brian T. Petrano, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:� Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari from the denial of his application for post-conviction relief (PCR).�

Because evidence supports the PCR court's finding that Petitioner did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a direct appeal, we grant certiorari and proceed with a review of the direct appeal issue pursuant to Davis v. State, 288 S.C. 290, 342 S.E.2d 60 (1986), and White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974).

After a thorough review of the record and Petitioner'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 Petitioner's appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.[1]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, KONDUROS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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