CHERRY v. STATE

23110

300 S.C. 115 (1989)

386 S.E.2d 624

Lavern Holiday CHERRY, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Daniel T. Stacey of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka and Asst. Atty. Gen. Salley W. Elliott, Columbia, for respondent.


Submitted Dec. 9, 1988.

Decided Dec. 4, 1989.

TOAL, Justice:

Laverne Holiday Cherry was convicted of first degree burglary and received a twenty year sentence. Cherry filed an application for Post-Conviction Relief (PCR) on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following an evidentiary hearing, his application was denied. We granted Cherry's Petition for Certiorari to review the findings of the PCR court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 50...

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