State v. South

Moore, Justice:

In 1983, Respondent-Appellant Robert W. South was con victed of murder and sentenced to death for the drive-by shooting of a police officer. This Court affirmed the conviction and sentence. State v. South, 285 S.C. 529, 331 S.E. (2d) 775; cert. denied, 474 U.S. 888, 106 S.Ct. 209, 88 L.Ed. (2d) 178 (1985). South’s application for post-conviction relief (PCR) was denied. Petitions for writ of certiorari to review his denial of PCR were denied by this Court and the United States Supreme Court. South initiated federal habeas corpus proceedings which were dismissed without…