Title: Davis v. State
Citation: 288 S.C. 290, 342 S.E.2d 60
Docket Number: N/A
State: south-carolina
Issuer: south-carolina Supreme Court
Date: April 23, 1986

288 S.C. 290 (1986) 342 S.E.2d 60 Johnny Frank DAVIS, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent. 86-283 Supreme Court of South Carolina. April 23, 1986. Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari from the denial of post-conviction relief, alleging that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive the right to a direct appeal from his criminal conviction and seeking review of the issues arising from his trial. See White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E. (2d) 35 (1974). The post-conviction relief judge indicated that Petitioner may not have waived this right, and Respondent now concedes that Petitioner is entitled to a White v. State review of any direct appeal issues. We, therefore, grant certiorari and order full briefing of any issues that could have been raised in a direct appeal of Petitioner's conviction. Further, Petitioner and Respondent have joined in a petition seeking procedural guidelines to be followed in post-conviction relief cases where the knowing and intelligent *291 waiver of the right to a direct appeal is at issue. Accordingly, we adopt the following procedure in such cases. This case has proceeded beyond the time limits established in these guidelines. Therefore, the parties will brief the direct appeal issues according to the following briefing schedule. *292 Petitioner shall serve and file his brief of trial issues within thirty (30) days of the date of this order. The first page of his brief shall be a list of the exceptions to be argued. Within thirty (30) days after Petitioner's brief is served, Respondent shall serve and file its brief. It is so ordered. [1] Even where the post-conviction relief judge makes this finding, he may not grant relief on this basis. Instead, the applicant must petition this Court for a White v. State review.