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WATSON v. STATE

No. 26197.

370 S.C. 68 (2006)

634 S.E.2d 642

Bobby WATSON, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, Division of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL:

The post-conviction relief ("PCR") court granted Bobby Watson ("Watson") a new trial, finding that counsel was ineffective for eliciting and failing to object to improper hearsay testimony. This Court granted the State's petition to review the PCR judge's decision. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1999, a nine year old child accused Watson of sexual abuse. The victim made the allegation to her grandmother, who subsequently...

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