Moore v. State

Lewis, Justice.

Appellant, represented at the time by the Public Defender, plead guilty in the Court of General Sessions for Darlington County on November 6, 1969, to four counts of forgery and one of housebreaking and larceny, receiving a total sentence of nine (9) years to serve on all counts. Subsequently, on March 16, 1970, appellant filed a petition for post conviction relief and counsel was appointed to represent him. After an evidentiary hearing, the petition was denied and this appeal followed.

*50Relief is sought by appellant upon the ground that (1) he was not afforded a preliminary…