State v. Richmond

Full title: The State, Respondent, v. Melinda Richmond, Appellant.

Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Date published: Jul 11, 2012

2012-UP-418 (S.C. Ct. App. Jul. 11, 2012)

Opinion

2012-UP-418

07-11-2012

The State, Respondent, v. Melinda Richmond, Appellant.

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia; and Melinda Richmond, pro se, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:

UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Submitted July 2, 2012.

Appeal From Richland County No. 2009-147886, Edward W. Miller, Circuit Court Judge

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia; and Melinda Richmond, pro se, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:

Melinda Richmond appeals her conviction of murder, arguing the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on self-defense. Additionally, Richmond filed a pro se brief. After a thorough review of the record and all briefs 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 the appeal and grant counsel's motion to be relieved.¹

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

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PIEPER, KONDUROS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.