Collins v. State

CHIEF JUSTICE BEATTY :

**253 A jury convicted Marshall Collins of trafficking methamphetamine (third offense), and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The trial judge sentenced Collins to an aggregate twenty-five years' imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Collins , Op. No. 2012-UP-356 (S.C. Ct. App. filed June 13, 2012). Subsequently, Collins filed a timely application for Post-Conviction Relief ("PCR"). After a hearing, the PCR judge issued an order granting Collins a new trial. This Court granted the State's petition for a writ of certiorari to…