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PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 25826.

359 S.C. 115 (2004)

597 S.E.2d 150

Lewis C. PATTERSON, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Adrianne L. Turner, all of Columbia, for petitioner.

Robert M. Pachak, of Columbia, for respondent.

Justice BURNETT:

Respondent Lewis Clarence Patterson (Patterson) pled guilty to possession of crack cocaine, second offense, and was sentenced to seven (7) years imprisonment and fined $10,000. Patterson was previously convicted of possession of marihuana. Concluding trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by advising Patterson to plead guilty to a second offense in connection with the crack cocaine charge, the post-conviction (PCR) judge granted...

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