In the Matter of Bernard Grooms

• Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina
• Decided: March 4, 2015
• Docket: 2015-UP-108
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Bernard Grooms, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2013-001626

Appeal From Richland County Diane Schafer Goodstein, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2015-UP-108 Submitted January 1, 2015 – Filed March 4, 2015

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Dismissed after review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).1 Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted.2

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, SHORT, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

1 See also In re McCoy, 360 S.C. 425, 427, 602 S.E.2d 58, 59 (2004) (adopting the Anders procedure for alleged no-merit appeals in sexually violent predator involuntary commitment appeals). 2 We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.