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SIKES v. STATE

No. 24140.

448 S.E.2d 560 (1994)

Delaney Thomas SIKES, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 6, 1994.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa T. Gregory, Asst. Appellant Defender, Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. James Patrick Hudson, Asst. Atty. Gen. Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., and Deputy Atty. Gen. J. Emory Smith, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the dismissal of Delaney Thomas Sikes' (Sikes) application for post conviction relief (PCR). Sikes contends that the PCR judge erred in finding that he received effective assistance of counsel. We agree and reverse.

FACTS

Police arrested Sikes on an outstanding warrant during a routine traffic stop. When removing Sikes from the patrol car at the police...

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