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LEON v. STATE

No. 4420.

379 S.C. 448 (2008)

666 S.E.2d 260

Mauricio LEON, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 27, 2008.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Dargan McMaster, Attorney General, John W. McIntosh, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, and Molly R. Crum, Assistant Attorney General, all of Columbia, for Appellant.

Symmes W. Culbertson, of Greenville, for Respondent.

HEARN, C.J.:

Mauricio Leon filed a post-conviction relief (PCR) application on May 15, 2002, alleging his guilty plea was involuntary, ineffective assistance of counsel, and denial of due process of law. The PCR judge vacated Leon's conviction and ordered a new trial. We reverse.

FACTS

Leon pled guilty to following offenses: (1) trafficking more than 400 grams of cocaine; (2) two counts of trafficking 10 to 28 grams of methamphetamine; and (3) trafficking...

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