Garvin v. State

Justice BURNETT:

Laurice Garvin (Petitioner) pled guilty in 1999 and was sentenced as follows: seven years concurrent for resisting arrest; five years concurrent for grand larceny; three years concurrent for breaking into a motor vehicle; and fifteen years consecutive for escape, suspended on the service of eight years plus five years probation.

Petitioner filed a post-conviction (PCR) application, which was denied after a hearing. The plea judge properly interpreted the escape statute, S.C.Code Ann. § 24-13-410 (Supp. 2004), and correctly imposed a mandatory consecutive sentence. We affirm.

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