Mitchell Rivers v. State

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Mitchell Rivers, Respondent, v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner. Appellate Case No. 2023-001757 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal From Chesterfield County Roger E. Henderson, Post-Conviction Relief Judge Opinion No. 28285 Heard April 2, 2025 – Filed May 28, 2025 REVERSED Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Brian Hollis Gibbs, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Appellate Defender Jessica M. Saxon, of Columbia, for Respondent. JUSTICE VERDIN: We issued a writ of certiorari to review the award…