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DAWKINS v. STATE

No. 25340.

346 S.C. 151 (2001)

551 S.E.2d 260

Thomas DAWKINS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey and Assistant Appellate Defender Katherine Carruth Link, both of the South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, and Tara Dawn Shurling, all of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Allen Bullard, and Assistant Attorney General David Spencer; all of Columbia, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

We granted this petition for a writ of certiorari to determine if the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erred by not finding petitioner's counsel had rendered ineffective assistance. We reverse.

FACTS

Petitioner was indicted for four counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct. He was acquitted of two counts and convicted of two counts. He was sentenced to thirty years in prison on each...

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