Palacio v. State

TOAL, Justice:

In this application for post-conviction relief (“PCR”), the PCR court granted the applicant a new trial, finding ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse.

Factuai/Procedural Background

On the morning of October 30, 1991, Charleston detectives Vanhorn and Warren followed a woman named Kerri Johnson to the Amtrak station in North Charleston. Police initiated the surveillance of Johnson as a result of a tip from a phone call received by police earlier that morning. At the Amtrak station, police followed Johnson into the train depot. At approximately 7:15 a.m., a train arrived…