Case Title: Waldrop v. State

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Docket Number: 2004-MO-024

State: south-carolina

Court: South Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

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THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 239(d)(2), SCACR. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Robert Eugene Waldrop, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. Appeal From Greenville County Larry R. Patterson, Trial Judge Henry F. Floyd, Post-Conviction Relief Judge Memorandum Opinion No. 2004-MO-024 Submitted May 17, 2004 - Filed June 1, 2004 DISMISSED Assistant Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Henry McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Attorney General Christopher Newton, all of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari from an order of the circuit court denying his application for post-conviction relief (PCR), but finding petitioner did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a direct appeal. We deny certiorari as to Question II of the petition for a writ of certiorari; however, because there is sufficient evidence to support the PCR judge's finding that petitioner did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a direct appeal, we grant certiorari as to Question I and proceed with a review of the direct appeal issue pursuant to Davis v. State, 288 S.C. 290, 342 S.E.2d 60 (1986), and White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974). The direct appeal issue is dismissed under Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, after a review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted. DISMISSED. TOAL, C.J., MOORE, WALLER, BURNETT and PLEICONES, JJ., concur.