HOPKINS v. STATE

No. 24159.

451 S.E.2d 389 (1994)

Alton HOPKINS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara Dawn Shurling of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zalenka and Asst. Atty. Gen. Miller W. Shealy, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.


WALLER, Justice:

This Court granted certiorari to review the denial of post-conviction relief (PCR) to Petitioner Alton Hopkins. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Petitioner was indicted on two counts of felony DUI causing great bodily injury, pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 56-5-2945 (1991). At trial, before petitioner's plea and without objection from defense counsel, the trial court permitted the State to amend the indictment to allege two...

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