Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Moore
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 12, 2002No. 25512PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Acting Chief Justice MOORE.
We granted this petition for a writ of certiorari to determine whether the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erred by finding S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-28 (1985 & Supp.2001), applies to non-capital crimes and whether the court erred by finding respondent was prejudiced by counsel’s alleged deficient performance. We affirm.
FACTS
In the early morning of October 6, 1989, Kimberly Quinn (the victim) was discovered missing from her home. Her empty wallet was found in the yard of the home. At 9:17 a.m., the victim’s forged welfare check was cashed at a bank.
The remains of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Franklin v. Maynard, Director, South Carolina Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Georgia-Carolina Bail Bonds, Inc. v. County of AikenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
- Jones v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
- Hinton v. South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole & Pardon ServicesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
- Eagle Container Co. Ex Rel. Estate of Spotts v. County of NewberryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
- Commissioners of Public Works v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
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