Walker v. State

The circuit court granted post-conviction relief (PCR) to petitioner on the ground his counsel rendered ineffective assistance because she failed to investigate a potential alibi witness, and the court of appeals reversed, holding that while *403counsel’s representation was deficient, petitioner was not prejudiced thereby. We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision and reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

During the afternoon or early evening of Saturday, March 2, 2002, the victim stopped at a gas station in Denmark, South Carolina and when she went to leave, her car would not…