Yates v. Aiken

Gregory, Chief Justice:

This case is before us on a petition for writ of habeas corpus. We deny the petition.

In 1981 petitioner was convicted of murder, armed robbery, assault and battery with intent to kill, and conspiracy. He was sentenced to death. The convictions and sentence were affirmed on appeal to this Court. State v. Yates, 280 S.C. 29, 310 S.E. (2d) 805 (1982), cert. denied, 462 U.S. 1124, 103 S. Ct. 3098, 77 L. Ed. (2d) 1356 (1983).

Petitioner’s subsequent application for post-conviction relief was denied by the circuit court in 1984. He then *216petitioned this Court for review of-that…