Opinion
2012-UP-256
05-02-2012
The State, Respondent, v. Howard Lee Sims, Appellant.
Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia; and Howard Lee Sims, pro se, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted April 2, 2012
Appeal From Spartanburg County, J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge.
Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia; and Howard Lee Sims, pro se, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry Barnette, of Spartanburg, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM
Howard Lee Sims appeals his convictions of murder and first-degree burglary, arguing the trial court erred in admitting testimony that placed Sims's character in issue. Sims also 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.
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.