Sosebee v. Leeke

Harwell, Justice:

Petitioner was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree and kidnapping. He was sentenced to consecutive sentences of 20 years for criminal sexual conduct and life _ imprisonment for kidnapping. We affirmed both convictions in State v. Sosebee, 284 S. C. 411, 326 S. E. (2d) 654 (1985). Petitioner filed an application for Post-Conviction Relief (PCR), which was denied following an evidentiary hearing. We granted Petitioner’s Petition for Certiorari on the question of whether he received effective assistance of counsel at trial. We hold that he did not and…