SHEPPARD v. STATE

No. 25796.

357 S.C. 646 (2004)

594 S.E.2d 462

Joseph R. SHEPPARD, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Chief Capital and Collateral Litigation Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Allen Bullard, and Assistant Attorney General Christopher L. Newton, all of Columbia, for respondent.


Justice MOORE:

We granted this writ of certiorari to determine whether the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erred by denying petitioner's request for a belated appeal. We reverse the PCR court and, after a review of petitioner's direct appeal issues, we affirm his convictions for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.

PROCEDURAL FACTS

Petitioner was convicted of murder...

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