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STATE v. HAZEL

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275 S.C. 392 (1980)

271 S.E.2d 602

The STATE, Respondent, v. Wanda Jean HAZEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Atty. John L. Sweeny and Staff Atty. Tara D. Shurling, S.C. Appellate Defense Commission, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Atty. Gen. Kay G. Crowe, Columbia, and Sol. Claude A. Taylor, Jr., Spartanburg, for respondent.

October 27, 1980.

Per Curiam:

Appellant Wanda Jean Hazel challenges the denial of a request to withdraw her plea of guilty to kidnapping, for which she was sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant claims that her plea was the result of improper advice from her attorney and misleading statements by the trial judge regarding the sentence for kidnapping. We agree.

Section 16-3-910 of the S.C. Code of Laws (Cum. Supp. 1979) provides that a person...

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