GRIFFIN v. STATE

No. 25885.

361 S.C. 173 (2004)

604 S.E.2d 394

Damon GRIFFIN, Respondent v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 25, 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 Elizabeth R. McMahon, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Acting Deputy Chief Attorney Wanda P. Hagler, of Columbia, for respondent.


Justice MOORE:

We granted certiorari to determine whether the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erred by finding counsel ineffective for promising respondent a specific sentence. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondent pled guilty to third-degree arson, second-degree burglary, criminal conspiracy, and malicious injury to property. He received ten-year concurrent sentences for the arson and injury to property charges...

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