JETER v. STATE

23650

308 S.C. 230 (1992)

417 S.E.2d 594

Frederick JETER, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evert Comer, Jr., Denmark, for petitioner.

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


Submitted March 24, 1992.

Decided April 27, 1992.

TOAL, Justice:

The petitioner brought this PCR action asserting his plea was involuntary due to his mental incompetence and ineffective assistance of counsel. He alleges his counsel was ineffective for failing to request a mental examination which may have formed the basis for an insanity defense or a determination that he was not competent to stand trial. The Circuit Court denied relief and we affirm...

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