HILL v. STATE

No. 26477.

377 S.C. 462 (2008)

661 S.E.2d 92

David Mark HILL, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Warren Miller, of Smith Massey Brodie Thurmond & Guynn, of Aiken, and Melissa Jane Reed Kimbrough, of Kimbrough & Longshore, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Assistant Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, all of Columbia, for Respondent.


Justice WALLER:

This matter concerns a capital defendant who has expressed a desire to waive his post-conviction relief (PCR) proceedings and all future appeals and have an execution date set. By order dated July 24, 2007, we remanded the matter to Judge Doyet Early to conduct a hearing to determine whether Hill is competent to waive his right to further review and, if so, whether his waiver is knowing and voluntary. After a hearing, Judge Early found Hill competent...

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