Tate v. State

JUSTICE WALLER:

Petitioner was convicted of murder, assault and battery with intent to kill (ABIK), attempted armed robbery, housebreaking, and grand larceny of a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life for murder, twenty years for ABIK, twenty years for attempted armed robbery, five years for housebreaking, and ten years for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, the sentences to run consecutively. No direct appeal was taken.

Petitioner’s application for post-conviction relief (PCR) was denied. This Court granted petitioner’s request for a writ of certiorari to determine whether…