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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

James Knowlin, Appellant.

Appeal From Georgetown County
Paula H. Thomas, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-305
Submitted February 20, 2004 – Filed May 6, 2004

APPEAL DISMISSED

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree, of Conway, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  James Knowlin was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual assault with a minor and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.  Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Knowlin’s counsel attached a petition to be relieved.  Knowlin filed a pro se response.

After 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 Knowlin’s appeal and grant counsel’s petition to be relieved.

APPEAL DISMISSED. [1]

GOOLSBY, HOWARD, and KITTREDGE, JJ., concurring