In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of O'Bryan B. Whitlock

• Court: Court of Appeals of South Carolina
• Decided: December 23, 2013
• Docket: 2013-UP-492
• Status: Unpublished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 O'Bryan B. Whitlock, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2012-212021

Appeal From York County Thomas A. Russo, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-492 Submitted December 1, 2013 – Filed December 23, 2013

APPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of Columbia; and O'Bryan B. Whitlock, pro se, 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 consideration of Appellant's pro se brief and review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and In re McCoy, 360 S.C. 425, 427, 602 S.E.2d 58, 59 (2004) (adopting an Anders type procedure for alleged no-merit sexually violent predator involuntary commitment appeals). Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted.1

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, GEATHERS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

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