SHIRLEY v. STATE

23505

306 S.C. 241 (1991)

411 S.E.2d 215

Mark Alan SHIRLEY, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 12, 1991.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Tara Dawn Shurling of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka and Asst. Atty. Gen. Miller W. Shealy, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.


Submitted Sept. 25, 1991.

Decided Nov. 12, 1991.

Reh. Den. Dec. 16, 1991.

HARWELL, Justice:

Petitioner Mark Alan Shirley pled guilty to forgery by uttering a forged instrument and accessory before the fact of a felony (burglary). We granted petitioner's application for writ of certiorari to determine whether the post-conviction relief (PCR) judge erred in finding petitioner received effective assistance of counsel. We reverse and remand.

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