Drayton v. Evatt

Harwell, Chief Justice:

We granted petitioner Leroy Joseph Drayton’s petition for writ of certiorari to review portions of his application for post-conviction relief (PCR). Drayton alleges that the PCR judge erred in ruling that a number of issues raised by Drayton were barred from collateral review, and in finding that Dray-ton had received effective assistance of counsel. We disagree and affirm.

1. FACTS

Drayton has been convicted twice on charges stemming from the death of a nineteen-year-old cashier at a Kayo gasoline station in Charleston. The convictions and sentences resulting from his…