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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals The State, Respondent, v. Leonard Mickens, Jr., Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2022-000473

Appeal From Lexington County Debra R. McCaslin, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2025-UP-336 Submitted September 1, 2025 – Filed October 1, 2025

APPEAL DISMISSED

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals David Alexander, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Dismissed after review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted.

APPEAL DISMISSED. 1 MCDONALD, HEWITT, and TURNER, JJ., concur.

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