OWENS v. STATE

No. 24812.

331 S.C. 582 (1998)

503 S.E.2d 462

Alvin OWENS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Lesley M. Coggiola and Assistant Appellate Defender Melissa J. Reed Kimbrough, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Teresa A. Knox, and Assistant Attorney General Barbara M. Tiffin, Columbia, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice:

Petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Owens, 309 S.C. 402, 424 S.E.2d 473 (1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 1036, 113 S.Ct. 1861, 123 L.Ed.2d 482 (1993). Petitioner filed an application for post-conviction relief (PCR). The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review...

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