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JACKSON v. STATE

No. 25678.

355 S.C. 568 (2003)

586 S.E.2d 562

David JACKSON, Jr., Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 21, 2003.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Douglas E. Leadbitter, all of Columbia, for petitioner.

J. Falkner Wilkes, of Meglic & Wilkes, LLC, of Greenville, for respondent.

Justice BURNETT.

Respondent David Jackson, Jr., (Jackson) was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Concluding trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to request a self-defense charge, the post-conviction relief (PCR) judge granted Jackson's PCR application. We reverse.

ISSUE

Did the PCR judge err by concluding trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance...

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