Legal Opinion

Binney v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided September 21, 2009No. 26723PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal

In this case, we granted a writ of certiorari to review an order of the post-conviction relief (PCR) court denying Petitioner’s motion for (1) the return' of his trial file from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and (2) thé disqualification of the AGO attorneys who viewed the file. Petitioner argues that his attorney-client privilege was violated when, after he filed an application for PCR, trial counsel turned over his entire trial file to the AGO.1 We find that Petitioner’s attor*542ney-client privilege was not violated by the disclosure of his entire trial file to the AGO and affirm the PCR…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cherry v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
  2. State v. GainesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
  3. In Re Breast Implant Product Liability LitigationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  4. Laffitte v. Bridgestone Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  5. Gay v. AriailSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011
  2. City of Greer v. HumbleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2013
  3. State v. BranhamCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011
  4. King v. American General Finance, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. HoyleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2012

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