Gibbs v. State

A jury convicted Jarvis Gibbs of kidnapping, entering a bank with the intent to steal, and using a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. The trial court sentenced Gibbs to an aggregate eighteen years’ imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Gibbs, Op. No. 2011-UP-511, 2011 WL 11735803 (S.C.Ct.App. filed Nov. 28, 2011). Gibbs subsequently filed an application for post-conviction relief (“PCR”). After a hearing, the PCR court dismissed his application with prejudice. This Court granted Gibbs’ petition for a writ of certiorari to review the PCR court’s finding that…