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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
v.
Dennis L. Smalls, Jr., Appellant.
Appeal From Berkeley County
Deadra L. Jefferson, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No.2008-UP-219
Submitted April 1, 2008- Filed April 7,
2008
APPEAL DISMISSED
Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Ralph E. Hoisington, of Charleston, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Dennis L. Smalls, Jr., appeals his guilty plea to second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. On appeal, Smalls maintains his guilty plea was not knowingly and intelligently entered. 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[1] Smalls’ appeal and grant counsel’s motion to be relieved.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
ANDERSON, SHORT, and THOMAS JJ., concur.
[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.