Title: Thompson 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 Bernard Thompson, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI Appeal From York County D. Garrison Hill, Circuit Court Judge Memorandum Opinion No. 2006-MO-032 Submitted October 17, 2006 Filed October 23, 2006 DISMISSED Assistant Appellate Defender Aileen P. Clare, of the 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 Arie D. Bax, all 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 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). The direct appeal issue is dismissed under Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, after review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted. DISMISSED. TOAL, C.J., MOORE, WALLER, BURNETT and PLEICONES, JJ., concur.