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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals Cary G. Ryals, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Case No. 2018-000570

Appeal From Berkeley County Michael G. Nettles, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2021-UP-016 Submitted January 1, 2021 – Filed January 27, 2021

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Assistant Attorney General William Frederick Schumacher, IV, of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: After considering Cary G. Ryals's petition for a writ of certiorari, this court granted certiorari on Ryals's request for a belated direct appeal pursuant to White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974), and we proceeded with our review of the direct appeal pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).

After review, this appeal is dismissed. Counsel's motion to be relieved as counsel for the direct appeal is granted.1 APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, WILLIAMS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.

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