KURTZ v. STATE

No. 26150.

369 S.C. 15 (2006)

630 S.E.2d 472

Michael KURTZ, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, all of Columbia, for Petitioner.

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

Code Commissioner Stephen T. Draffin, of South Carolina Legislative Council, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae.


Justice WALLER:

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the denial of post-conviction relief (PCR) to Respondent Michael Kurtz (Kurtz).

FACTS

Kurtz pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and was sentenced to five (5) years for the manslaughter charge and twenty-five (25) years, suspended to seven (7) years, for leaving the scene of an...

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