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FRANKLIN v. CATOE

No. 25353.

346 S.C. 563 (2001)

552 S.E.2d 718

Ellis FRANKLIN, Respondent/Petitioner, v. William D. CATOE, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Petitioner/Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 27, 2001.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, for petitioner/respondent.

Kenneth M. Suggs, of Suggs & Kelly, P.A., of Columbia, and David P. Voisin, of Center for Capital Litigation, of Columbia, for respondent/petitioner.

TOAL, Chief Justice:

The State appeals the post conviction relief ("PCR") court's order granting Ellis Franklin ("Franklin") a new trial on his capital murder charge. Franklin cross appeals the PCR court's ruling that he was not entitled to a new trial on his non-murder charges. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In January of 1993, Franklin was found guilty of murder, burglary in the first degree...

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