GRIFFIN v. MARTIN

21864

278 S.C. 620 (1983)

300 S.E.2d 482

Joseph Lindsay GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. George N. MARTIN, III, Warden, and State of South Carolina, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

February 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender David W. Carpenter, of S.C. Com'n of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Retired Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. William K. Moore and Donald J. Zelenka, Columbia, for respondents.


Feb. 17, 1983.

NESS, Justice:

This is an appeal from the dismissal of appellant's post-conviction relief application. Appellant pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He now contends his plea was involuntary and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We disagree and affirm.

In the early morning hours of November 10, 1977, appellant went to the victim's place of employment. Armed with a rifle, he waited for several...

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