WILLIAMS v. OZMINT

No. 26573.

380 S.C. 473 (2008)

671 S.E.2d 600

Luke A. WILLIAMS III, Petitioner, v. Jon OZMINT, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 22, 2008.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David I. Bruck, of Lexington, VA, Keir M. Weyble, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

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


Chief Justice TOAL:

Petitioner Luke A. Williams was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Petitioner has exhausted his appeals and now seeks a writ of habeas corpus from this Court based on our decision in State v. Northcutt, 372 S.C. 207, 641 S.E.2d 873 (2007).

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1993, a jury found Petitioner guilty of the murders of his wife and son....

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