STATE v. DIAL

Opinion No. 27939.

429 S.C. 128 (2020)

838 S.E.2d 501

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Henry DIAL Jr., Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed January 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Henry Dial Jr., of Columbia, pro se Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch Jr. , and Interim Solicitor Heather S. Weiss , all of Columbia, for Respondent.


The record in this criminal appeal does not reflect whether the magistrates court obtained a valid waiver of the right to counsel before proceeding to the trial of this unrepresented defendant. We remand to the circuit court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the defendant knowingly...

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