ROBINSON v. STATE

23642

308 S.C. 74 (1992)

417 S.E.2d 88

Bertha M. ROBINSON, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 27, 1992.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, 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., Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.


Submitted Mar. 24, 1992;

Decided Apr. 27, 1992.

Reh. Den. June 3, 1992.

HARWELL, Chief Justice:

We granted petitioner Bertha M. Robinson's petition for writ of certiorari to determine whether the postconviction relief (PCR) judge erred in finding that trial counsel's performance was not deficient. Petitioner alleges that trial counsel did not properly present the battered woman's syndrome in an effort to establish her claim of self-defense...

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