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STATE v. WRIGHT

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271 S.C. 534 (1978)

248 S.E.2d 490

The STATE, Respondent, v. William Henry WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Delgado, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod, Asst. Attys. Gen. Brian P. Gibbes and Kay G. Crowe, and Sol. James C. Anders, Columbia, for respondent.

October 26, 1978.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

Defendant William Henry Wright, while serving as a prisoner at Goodman Correctional Institute was discovered missing from the facility. He was indicted for escape. At trial he was represented by John D. Delgado, Assistant Public Defender for Richland County. In spite of counsel's recommendation that he plead guilty and in spite of the fact that he was advised that he had no valid defense and that a trial would be futile...

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