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PINCKNEY v. STATE

No. 26141.

368 S.C. 502 (2006)

629 S.E.2d 367

Mikell A. PINCKNEY, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 24, 2006.

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, and Assistant Attorney General Sabrina C. Todd, all of Columbia, for petitioner.

Deputy Chief Attorney Wanda H. Carter, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for respondent.

Justice MOORE:

We granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the grant of post-conviction relief (PCR) and now reverse.

FACTS

Respondent was convicted of first degree burglary after he broke into a home at night and barricaded himself in the bathroom. When police officers arrived, respondent threatened to kill himself and the officers by spilling lamp oil and lighting it. On appeal...

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