Yates v. Aiken

I respectfully dissent. In my view, the doctrine of retroactivity should not prevent this court from reviewing constitutional issues or court decisions affecting the truth-finding process when raised in collateral proceedings.

The majority opinion concludes that Shea v. Louisiana, 470 U. S. 51, 105 S. Ct. 1065, 84 L. Ed. (2d) 38 (1985) and McClary v. State, 287 S. C. 160, 337 S. E. (2d) 218 (1985), support the concept of a limitation on the doctrine of retro-activity in the application of the principles enunciated in State v. Elmore, 279 S. C. 417, 308 S. E. (2d) 781 (1983), to those cases…