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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals Edward Kirk, Jr., Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Case No. 2022-001823

Appeal From Richland County D. Craig Brown, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2025-UP-279 Submitted July 16, 2025 – Filed August 6, 2025

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Jessica M. Saxon, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General D. Russell Barlow, II, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: After considering Edward Kirk Jr.'s petition for a writ of certiorari, this court granted certiorari on Kirk'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.

VINSON, TURNER, and CURTIS, JJ., concur.

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