Case Title: Harley v. State

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Docket Number: 2010-MO-032

State: south-carolina

Court: South Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

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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 268(d)(2), SCACR. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Sterling Harley, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. Appeal From Dillon County John M. Milling, Trial Judge Alexander S. Macaulay, Post-Conviction Relief Judge Memorandum Opinion No. 2010-MO-032 Submitted November 16, 2010 Filed November 22, 2010 AFFIRMED Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, Division of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Karen Ratigan, all of the Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari from the denial of his application for post-conviction relief (PCR). 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, dispense with further briefing, 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). Petitioner's conviction and sentence are affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Fennel, 34 S.C. 266, 531 S.E.2d 512 (2000); State v. Atkins, 293 S.C. 294, 360 S.E.2d 302 (1987), overruled on other grounds, State v. Torrence, 305 S.C. 45, 406 S.E.2d 315 (1991). AFFIRMED. TOAL, C.J., PLEICONES, BEATTY, KITTREDGE and HEARN, JJ., concur.