SIMPSON v. MOORE

No. 26114.

367 S.C. 587 (2006)

627 S.E.2d 701

Keith Lasean SIMPSON, Respondent-Petitioner, v. Michael MOORE, Commissioner, S.C. Department of Corrections, and Henry Dargan McMaster, Attorney General, State of South Carolina, Petitioner-Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 13, 2006.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Blume, III, and Sheri L. Johnson, both of Cornell Law School, of Ithaca, NY; and Russell Ghent, of Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, of Greenville, for Respondent-Petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, all of Columbia, for Petitioner-Respondent.


Chief Justice TOAL:

Respondent-Petitioner Keith Lasean Simpson (Simpson) was found guilty of murder and received a death sentence. Simpson appealed and this Court affirmed. State v. Simpson, 325 S.C. 37, 479 S.E.2d 57 (1996). Simpson filed for post-conviction relief (PCR). The PCR court denied relief on all issues related to guilt but granted relief on sentencing. We affirm in part and reverse...

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