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JACKSON v. STATE

No. 25181.

342 S.C. 95 (2000)

535 S.E.2d 926

James Harvey JACKSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 14, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Teresa A. Knox, all of Columbia; and Assistant Attorney General Kevin Patrick Tierney, of Greenville, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

Petitioner pled nolo contendere to threatening a public official.1 Petitioner filed a writ of certiorari to review the denial of his post-conviction relief (PCR) petition. We reverse.

ISSUE

Was trial counsel ineffective in advising petitioner that threatening a public official was a misdemeanor?

DISCUSSION

The PCR judge found trial counsel...

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