DOUGLAS v. STATE

No. 26173.

369 S.C. 213 (2006)

631 S.E.2d 542

George Langford DOUGLAS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 20, 2006.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Anthony Barton, of West 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 PLEICONES:

Petitioner's counsel, exercising professional judgment, determined that there was no basis upon which to seek a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision affirming petitioner's direct appeal. Petitioner then brought this post-conviction relief (PCR) action. Following an evidentiary hearing, the PCR judge held petitioner was entitled to seek belated...

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