RUTLAND v. STATE

No. 27614.

415 S.C. 570 (2016)

785 S.E.2d 350

Fred R. RUTLAND, Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 30, 2016.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender, Susan Barber Hackett , of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General, Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General, Patrick Lowell Schmeckpeper , both of Columbia, for respondent.


Petitioner was convicted of murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and pointing a firearm. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. This Court affirmed petitioner's convictions and sentences on direct appeal. State v. Rutland, Op. No. 95-MO-263 (S.C. Sup.Ct. filed Aug...

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