Horton v. State

Finney, Justice:

This Court granted certiorari to review the circuit court’s denial of postconviction relief (PCR) to Petitioner Bobby Horton. After considering the record and reviewing the applicable law, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The sole issue before this Court is whether petitioner is entitled to PCR on the basis of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

On September 4,1986, Michael Peaster (Agent Peaster), an undercover agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, purchased 1.877 grams of cocaine from a man introduced to him as Bobby Horton by Kerry Garner, a…