ROBERTS v. STATE

No. 25870.

361 S.C. 1 (2004)

602 S.E.2d 768

Jason ROBERTS, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for Respondent.


Justice WALLER:

Respondent was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Respondent filed an application for post-conviction relief (PCR), which was granted on a number of grounds. This Court granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari. We hold there is probative evidence to support the PCR judge's decision.

FACTS

On January 10, 1992, Bobby Marler was found robbed and beaten to death in his pawnshop in Laurens. In early 1993...

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