Knight v. State

Appellant Gary R. Knight filed a notice of intent to appeal after the denial of post-conviction relief. His petition for writ of certiorari presented three questions for review. We granted certiorari to consider: (1) whether appellant met his burden of showing that a timely request was made of counsel to perfect a direct appeal; and (2) whether Rule 9 of the Post- Conviction Procedure Rules 1 violates Article V, § 5, of the South Carolina Constitution.

Rule 9 of the Post-Conviction Procedure Rules established a procedure for this Court’s review of final judgments in post-conviction relief…