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COOPER v. STATE

No. 25068.

338 S.C. 202 (2000)

525 S.E.2d 886

Roger D. COOPER, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 14, 2000.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Teresa A. Knox, Assistant Attorney General Howard L. Steinberg, of Columbia, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

Roger Cooper ("Cooper") petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari, contesting the Post-Conviction Relief ("PCR") court's grant of summary judgment to the State. Cooper argues the PCR court incorrectly held the one-year statute of limitations found at S.C.Code Ann. § 17-27-45(A) (Supp. 1997)1 barred his claim for relief. We agree.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On January 3, 1994, the police arrested...

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