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STATE v. MOTTS

No. 26947.

391 S.C. 635 (2011)

707 S.E.2d 804

The STATE, Respondent, v. Jeffrey Brian MOTTS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek , of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Assistant Attorney General J. Anthony Mabry , of Columbia, Solicitor Robert Mills Ariail , of Greenville, for Respondent.

Justice BEATTY:

In this capital case, a jury convicted Jeffrey Brian Motts of murdering his cell-mate at Perry Correctional Institution. Shortly after his appellate counsel filed a notice of appeal, Motts wrote to this Court indicating his desire to abandon his direct appeal and to waive all appellate review of his conviction and death sentence. In response, this Court remanded the case to the circuit court to conduct a competency hearing. Following a hearing, the...

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