WIGINGTON v. STATE

No. 5340.

413 S.C. 578 (2015)

776 S.E.2d 407

George WIGINGTON, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 12, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender, Dayne C. Phillips , and Appellate Defender, Laura Ruth Baer , both of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General, Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General, Suzanne Hollifield White , both of Columbia, for respondent.


In this post-conviction relief (PCR) action, George Wigington (Petitioner) argues the PCR court erred in finding trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to properly argue to the trial court and preserve for appellate review whether he was entitled to an involuntary manslaughter jury charge. We reverse and remand for a new trial...

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