Tisdale v. State

Petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. His direct appeal was dismissed after an Anders review 1 Petitioner then filed this application for post-conviction relief (PCR) claiming counsel were ineffective for failing to request a charge on accident or involuntary manslaughter. PCR was denied. We reverse.

FACTS

The victim in this case was Laveile Anderson (Victim). His decomposing nude body was found in a ditch in Berkeley County on October 2, 2000. He had been shot twice in the head.

Petitioner and his co-defendant, Anthony Dawson, were charged with murdering…