PALACIO v. STATE

No. 24884.

333 S.C. 506 (1999)

511 S.E.2d 62

Wilson A. PALACIO, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 18, 1999.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Charles M. Condon; Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh; Assistant Deputy Attorney General Teresa A. Knox; and Assistant Attorney General Matthew M. McGuire, all of Columbia, for petitioner.

Thomas J. Quinn, of Beaufort, for respondent.


TOAL, Justice:

In this application for post-conviction relief ("PCR"), the PCR court granted the applicant a new trial, finding ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On the morning of October 30, 1991, Charleston detectives Vanhorn and Warren followed a woman named Kerri Johnson to the Amtrak station in North Charleston. Police initiated the surveillance of Johnson as a result of a tip from a phone call received...

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