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EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 26977.

392 S.C. 449 (2011)

710 S.E.2d 60

Terrence EDWARDS, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender LaNelle C. DuRant , South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Assistant Attorney General Ashley McMahan , all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice HEARN:

We granted certiorari to review the circuit court's denial of post conviction relief (PCR) to Terrence Edwards (Petitioner). Petitioner asserts the circuit court erred in finding his trial counsel's decision to not interview and call as a witness Petitioner's co-defendant was not deficient performance or prejudicial. We disagree.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

An Abbeville County grand jury...

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