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SPROUSE v. STATE

No. 25692.

355 S.C. 335 (2003)

585 S.E.2d 278

James W. SPROUSE, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 11, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Chief, Capital & Collateral Litigation Donald Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Allen Bullard, and Assistant Attorney General Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL:

Petitioner, James W. Sprouse, argues that the post-conviction relief ("PCR") court erred in denying his application for PCR.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 22, 1998, Petitioner pled guilty to second-degree burglary, violent, in Newberry County ("Newberry plea"). Petitioner was represented by counsel and was sentenced to 12 years, suspended on service of 10 years, to run concurrent with all other sentences, and to begin running...

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