Hyman v. State

The appellant was convicted of murder and armed robbery and received respective sentences of life and twenty-five years imprisonment, to be served consecutively.

Her application for post-conviction relief was denied after a hearing. She appeals from that denial. We affirm.

The appellant asserts representation was ineffective because her trial counsel did not object that the sentences constituted cruel and unusual punishment. This point was not raised in her application or at the hearing and is not properly before us. State v. Newton, 274 S. C. 287, 262 S. E. (2d) 906 (1980).

The appellant argues…