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JONES v. STATE

No. 26647.

382 S.C. 589 (2009)

677 S.E.2d 20

Virgil JONES, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Brian T. Petrano, all of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice BEATTY:

In this post-conviction relief (PCR) case, this Court granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the PCR judge's grant of a belated direct appeal to Virgil Jones (Respondent) for his plea of guilty to murder, financial transaction card theft, and two counts of financial transaction card fraud. We reverse.

FACTS

On November 19, 1993, Respondent pled guilty to murder, financial transaction card theft, and two counts...

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