Hill v. State

Justice WALLER:

This matter concerns a capital defendant who has expressed a desire to waive his post-conviction relief (PCR) proceedings and all future appeals and have an execution date set. By order dated July 24, 2007, we remanded the matter to Judge Doyet Early to conduct a hearing to determine whether Hill is competent to waive his right to further review and, if so, whether his waiver is knowing and voluntary. After a hearing, Judge Early found Hill competent to waive his rights; he also found Hill’s waiver to be knowing and voluntary. Counsel for Hill concedes the record “fully…