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CARTER v. STATE

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301 S.C. 396 (1990)

392 S.E.2d 184

Eugene CARTER, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defenders Daniel T. Stacey and Franklin W. Draper, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense; and John D. Elliott, Columbia, for petitioner.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, and Asst. Atty. Gen. Frank L. Valenta, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.

Submitted March 20, 1990.

Decided May 29, 1990.

CHANDLER, Justice:

Eugene Carter (Carter) was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In this post-conviction proceeding (PCR),1 he alleges ineffective assistance of counsel. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

On April 8, 1982, Carter went to the home of Lloyd Mosley (Victim). A dispute arose between the two, resulting in Victim's striking Carter...

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