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VAUGHN v. STATE

No. 25914.

362 S.C. 163 (2004)

607 S.E.2d 72

Earnest E. VAUGHN, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Salley W. Elliott, all of Columbia, for respondent.

Justice WALLER:

We granted the petitioner's petition to review the denial of relief in this post-conviction relief (PCR) action. The PCR court found trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to the solicitor's closing argument. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on April 10, 1997, Deputy Reggie Widener ("Officer Widener") was parked in a high crime area. He noticed a car circle the area twice. The petitioner...

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