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BATTLE v. STATE

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305 S.C. 460 (1991)

409 S.E.2d 400

Elijah BATTLE, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 23, 1991.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender M. Anne Pearce, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, and Ronald A. Maxwell, Aiken, for petitioner.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, and Staff Atty. Lisa G. Jefferson, Columbia, for respondent.

Submitted June 14, 1991.

Decided Sept. 23, 1991.

Rehearing Denied Oct. 22, 1991.

TOAL, Justice:

We granted Elijah Battle's petition for writ of certiorari to review the denial of his application for post-conviction relief (PCR). The sole issue of merit is whether trial counsel was ineffective in failing to request additional, specific instructions on the law of self-defense. We find that counsel was...

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