Title: Mitchell v. State

State: south-carolina

Issuer: South Carolina Supreme Court

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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 Ben L. Mitchell, Respondent, v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI Appeal From Charleston County Roger M. Young, Circuit Court Judge Memorandum Opinion No. 2007-MO-033 Submitted May 23, 2007 Filed June 4, 2007 REVERSED Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Colleen E. Dixon, all of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Reversed pursuant to Rule 220(b) (1), SCACR, and the following authorities: Edwards v. State, 372 S.C. 497, 642 S.E.2d 738 (2007) (Court will reverse the PCR judge's decision when it is controlled by an error of law); Clark v. State, 315 S.C. 385, 434 S.E.2d 266 (1993) (this Court will reverse the grant of PCR based upon after-discovered evidence where movant must fails to demonstrate the evidence: (1) is such that it would probably change the result if a new trial were granted; (2) has been discovered since the trial; (3) could not in the exercise of due diligence have been discovered prior to trial; (4) is material; (5) is not merely cumulative or impeaching). REVERSED. TOAL, C.J., MOORE, BURNETT and PLEICONES, JJ., concur. WALLER, J., not participating.