Brown v. State

375 S.C. 464 (2007)

652 S.E.2d 765

Rafeal BROWN, Petitioner

v.

The STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

No. 4297.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Heard September 11, 2007.

Decided October 5, 2007.

Wanda H. Carter, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Karen Ratigan, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

ANDERSON, J.:

The post-conviction relief (PCR) judge denied Rafeal Brown's application for relief holding that, even if counsel was ineffective, Brown…