Legal Opinion

Stevenson v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 3, 1999No. 24940PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURNETT, Justice:

This Court granted certiorari to review the denial of petitioner’s application for post-conviction relief (PCR). We affirm.

FACTS

Petitioner was indicted on two counts of assault and battery with intent to kill (ABIK) and two counts of resisting arrest under S.C.Code Ann. § 16-9-320(B) (Supp.1998). He was convicted of two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature (ABHAN) and two counts of resisting arrest. He was sentenced to imprisonment for ten years on each count, to be served consecutively. Petitioner’s direct appeal was dismissed pursuant to Rule…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Cherry v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. BrandtSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
  2. State v. TyndallCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
  3. State v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  4. State v. CucciaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  5. State v. EldersCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2010

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