Whitehead v. State

Finney, Justice:

This Court granted certiorari to review the circuit court’s denial of postconviction relief (PCR) to Petitioner John whitehead. We have reviewed the trial record pursuant to Davis v. State, 288 S.C. 290, 342 S.E. (2d) 60 (1986); and White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E. (2d) 35 (1974). After fully considering the entire record, briefs of the parties and the applicable law, we affirm.

In Davis, the Court adopted procedural guidelines for PCR cases where the knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to a direct appeal is at issue. Notwithstanding its holding that appellate…