Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 17, 2010No. 26817PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beatty

In this post-conviction relief (PCR) case, the Court granted Adrian D. Robinson’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the PCR judge’s order denying Robinson’s request for relief from his sentence for trafficking in crack cocaine, third offense. In his PCR application, Robinson contended: (1) he should not have been sentenced for a third offense given he was not validly convicted of a second drug offense; and (2) his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to his sentence. We affirm.

*571FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 7, 2000, Robinson pleaded guilty to four drug offenses. The…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Cherry v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
  4. Ard v. CatoeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
  5. Dempsey v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Smalls v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010

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