Foye v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

BURNETT, Justice:

Petitioner was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and was sentenced to imprisonment for thirty years and payment of a $200,000 fine. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal by the Court of Appeals. State v. Foye, Op. No. 95-UP-323 (S.C.CtApp. filed December 6, 1995). Petitioner’s application for post-conviction relief (PCR) was denied and this Court granted certiorari. We affirm.

ISSUES

I. Was petitioner’s counsel ineffective in failing to present evidence of prejudice when petitioner appeared in chains before members of the venire?

II.…