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PEYTON v. STRICKLAND

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262 S.C. 210 (1974)

203 S.E.2d 388

Jacob D. PEYTON, Jr., Appellant, v. J.W. STRICKLAND, Warden, South Carolina Central Correctional Institution, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna Smith, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Emmet H. Clair and Robert M. Ariail, Asst. Attys. Gen., of Columbia, for Respondent.

March 6, 1974.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court denying and dismissing the petition of appellant Jacob D. Peyton, Jr., for post-conviction relief under the Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act, S.C. Code § 17-601 et seq. (Cum. Supp. 1973).

Peyton was tried upon an indictment charging him with the murder of his wife. He was found guilty by a jury of the...

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