Garren v. State

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Brandon Garren, Respondent, v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2015-000756 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI Appeal from Pickens County Eugene C. Griffith, Jr., Post-Conviction Relief Judge Opinion No. 27794 Submitted September 27, 2017 – Filed April 25, 2018 REVERSED Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Ruston W. Neely, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender David Alexander, of Columbia, for Respondent. JUSTICE KITTREDGE: Respondent Brandon Garren pled guilty to assault and battery of a high and…