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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals The State, Respondent, v. Billy Ray Smith, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2015-002543

Appeal From Anderson County R. Scott Sprouse, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2017-UP-257 Submitted June 1, 2017 – Filed June 28, 2017

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, and Billy Ray Smith, pro se, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Dismissed after consideration of Appellant's pro se brief and review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted. 1 APPEAL DISMISSED.

GEATHERS, MCDONALD, and HILL, JJ., concur.

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