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KIRKPATRICK v. STATE

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306 S.C. 359 (1991)

412 S.E.2d 389

Doris KIRKPATRICK a/k/a Doris Hyman. Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka and Asst. Atty. Gen. Lisa G. Jefferson, Columbia, for petitioner.

Assistant Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for respondent.

Submitted Oct. 22, 1991.

Decided Dec. 9, 1991.

CHANDLER, Justice:

In its petition for certiorari the State contends that Respondent Kirkpatrick was erroneously granted a new trial upon the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel.

We agree and reverse.

At Kirkpatrick's 1979 trial for murder and armed robbery, a co-defendant, Robert Hinson, testified as a State's witness pursuant to a plea agreement. Two other co-defendants. Sue Allday...

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