COOK v. STATE

Nos. 27596.

415 S.C. 551 (2015)

784 S.E.2d 665

Clarence Kendall COOK, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 9, 2015.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender, Kathrine H. Hudgins , of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General, Alan McCrory Wilson , of Columbia, and Assistant Attorney General, Joshua L. Thomas , of Greenwood, for respondent.


A grand jury indicted Clarence Kendall Cook for murder, unlawful possession of a pistol, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. After a jury trial, Cook was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Cook filed a post-conviction relief ("PCR...

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