Legal Opinion
Aice v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 9, 1991No. 23476PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
The sole issue we address in this appeal is whether a convict may maintain a successive application for post-conviction relief (PCR) on the ground that his first complete PCR application was insufficient due to ineffective PCR counsel. We hold that a successive application is not allowed on this basis, and we therefore affirm the judgment of the lower court.
FACTS
Michael Aice was convicted of two murders in a drive-by shooting incident in Columbia occurring at night on July 5, 1980. He received two consecutive life sentences for these crimes. Aice’s direct appeal was affirmed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- Austin v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Carter v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Gamble v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Al-Shabazz v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Andrew Lavern Smith v. Michael Moore, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections Charles Condon, Attorney General, South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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