Legal Opinion
Bell v. State
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 5, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2011-201106; No. 5277PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShort, J.
In this post-conviction relief (PCR) action, we affirm the PCR court’s order granting Chico Bell’s application for relief.
FACTS
Following a Richland County jury trial, Bell was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment. Bell filed a direct appeal, which this court affirmed. See State v. Bell, Op. No.2009-UP-027, 2009 WL 9524574 (S.C. Ct.App. filed Jan. 13, 2009). Bell subsequently filed an application for PCR, which the PCR court granted. This court granted the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari on the issue of whether the PCR court erred in finding trial…
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