MANGAL v. STATE

Opinion No. 27726.

421 S.C. 85 (2017)

805 S.E.2d 568

Farid A. MANGAL, Respondent, v. STATE of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed July 19, 2017.

Withdrawn, Substituted, and Refiled October 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Alicia A. Olive , both of Columbia, for Petitioner.

John R. Ferguson , of Cox Ferguson & Wham, LLC, of Laurens, and C. Rauch Wise , of Greenwood, for Respondent.

Solicitor J. Strom Thurmond , Solicitor Barry J. Barnette and Amie Clifford , all of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Solicitors' Association of South Carolina, Inc.

Suzanne B. Cole , of Spartanburg and Candice A. Lively , of Chester, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers and University of South Carolina Children's Law Center.


Farid A. Mangal was convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, lewd act upon a child, and incest. After his convictions were affirmed, Mangal filed this action for post-conviction relief (PCR). He argues trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to improper bolstering testimony. The PCR court refused to rule on the improper...

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