MURDOCK v. STATE

No. 23766.

426 S.E.2d 740 (1992)

Teresa L. MURDOCK, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak 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. Lisa G. Jefferson, Columbia, for respondent.


MOORE, Justice:

We granted petitioner Teresa L. Murdock's petition for writ of certiorari following the denial of her application for postconviction relief (PCR). Petitioner alleges she entered her guilty plea upon the erroneous advice of counsel. The PCR judge found counsel was not ineffective and petitioner was not prejudiced. We reverse. The sole issue is whether petitioner received ineffective assistance of counsel.

I. FACTS

Petitioner was stopped...

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