Case v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Case v. State

289 S.E.2d 413, 277 S.C. 474, 1982 S.C. LEXIS 297

CourtSupreme Court of South Carolina

DecidedMarch 10, 1982

Docket21671

StatusPublished

Cited by15 cases

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Case v. State, 289 S.E.2d 413, 277 S.C. 474, 1982 S.C. LEXIS 297 (S.C. 1982).

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Opinion

Per Curiam:

Appellant entered a guilty plea to a charge of housebreaking and was sentenced to five (5) years’ imprisonment. In August 1978 he filed an application for Post-Conviction Relief without assistance of legal counsel. He alleged two instances of ineffective assistance of counsel prior to the entering of his plea. The application was dismissed without a hearing *475 on the basis it lacked specificity. Appellant did not appeal the dismissal.

In May 1980 appellant filed the application which is the subject o£ this appeal. He alleged ineffective assistance of counsel and an involuntary guilty plea. The lower court dismissed the application as successive under S. C. Code Ann. § 17-27-90 (1976).

After reviewing the entire record and considering the unique combination of facts in this case, we hold appellant’s application warrants a hearing despite its successiveness. See generally Rogers v. State, 261 S. C. 288, 199 S. E. (2d) 761 (1973); Delaney v. State, 269 S. C. 555, 238 S. E. (2d) 679 (1977); Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act, Rule 5.

We reverse the dismissal of appellant’s application for Post-Conviction Relief and remand for a hearing on the merits of his allegations.

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