WASHINGTON v. STATE

Appellate Case No. 2018-000182 Opinion No. 5997.

440 S.C. 550 (2023)

891 S.E.2d 668

Mack WASHINGTON, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 5, 2023.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Jessica M. Saxon and Taylor Davis Gilliam , both of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr. and Assistant Attorney General Joshua Abraham Edwards , both of Columbia, for Respondent.


In this post-conviction relief (PCR) action, Mack Washington, Jr. (Petitioner) appeals the denial of his PCR application. He contends the PCR court erred in finding trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to preserve the issue of an improper closing argument for direct appeal when the solicitor referred to "a pattern" of conduct...

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