Title: Wilson 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 James R. Wilson, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI Appeal From Abbeville County James W. Johnson, Jr., Trial Judge Wyatt T. Saunders, Jr., Post-Conviction Relief Judge Memorandum Opinion No. 2004-MO-064 Submitted October 26, 2004 Filed November 8, 2004 AFFIRMED Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of the Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Adrianne L. Turner, all of the Office of the Attorney General, 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) and finding petitioner is entitled to a belated appeal pursuant to White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974). We grant the petition for a writ of certiorari 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). We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: Rule 401, SCRE; Rule 403, SCRE; State v. Gay, 343 S.C. 543, 541 S.E.2d 541 (2001); State v. Johnson, 338 S.C. 114, 525 S.E.2d 519 (2000); State v. Powers, 331 S.C. 37, 501 S.E.2d 116 (1998). AFFIRMED. TOAL, C.J., MOORE, WALLER, BURNETT and PLEICONES, JJ., concur.