Robertson v. State

*508JUSTICE BEATTY:

In this capital Post-Conviction Relief (“PCR”) case, James D. Robertson (“Petitioner”) filed a second PCR application alleging, among other things, that his prior PCR counsel were not qualified under section 17-27-160(B) of the South Carolina Code1 and failed to competently represent him. Without a hearing, the PCR judge dismissed the application on the grounds that it was successive and barred by the one-year statute of limitations and laches. This Court granted certiorari to review the circuit court’s dismissal of Petitioner’s application. Petitioner contends his second PCR…