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COATS v. STATE

No. 25573.

352 S.C. 500 (2003)

575 S.E.2d 557

Roger COATS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 13, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Leslie Devoe, Jr., of New Zion, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General B. Allen Bullard, Jr., and Assistant Attorney General William Bryan Dukes, all of Columbia, for respondent.

Justice MOORE:

We granted this petition for a writ of certiorari to determine whether the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erred by finding petitioner's claim was inappropriate for PCR. We reverse and remand for a hearing.

FACTS

Petitioner pled guilty to conspiracy to traffic in marijuana and was sentenced to imprisonment for seven years. A direct appeal was not filed. Thereafter, petitioner filed a PCR application, which was dismissed after a...

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