Douglas v. State

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

TOAL, Justice:

Willie Lee Douglas and co-defendant Maurice Pickens were involved in a shooting incident outside a Waffle House in Florence, South Carolina. Four people were shot; two died. Douglas and Pickens were indicted for the shooting. In this post-conviction relief action, we granted a writ of certiorari to review petitioner’s direct appeal issues pursuant to White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974). We affirm.

Factual/Procedural Background

Early in the morning on February 13, 1994, a crowd gathered in an area next to a Waffle House in Florence; Douglas and…