Charlton L. Hill v. State

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EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
Charlton L. Hill, Petitioner,
v.
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
Appellate Case No. 2015-002428
Appeal From Darlington County
J. Michael Baxley, Trial Judge
Thomas A. Russo, Post-Conviction Relief Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2018-UP-049
Submitted January 1, 2018 – Filed January 31, 2018
APPEAL DISMISSED
Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of
Columbia, for Petitioner; and Charlton L. Hill, pro se.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior
Assistant Deputy Attorney General Megan Harrigan
Jameson, both of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari from the denial of his
application for post-conviction relief (PCR).
Because there is sufficient evidence to support the PCR judge's finding that
Petitioner did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a direct appeal, we
grant certiorari on Petitioner's Question One and proceed with a review of the
direct appeal issue pursuant to Davis v. State, 288 S.C. 290, 342 S.E.2d 60 (1986).
We deny certiorari on Petitioner's Question Two.
This appeal is dismissed after consideration of Appellant's pro se brief and review
pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel's motion to be
relieved is granted.
APPEAL DISMISSED.1
SHORT, KONDUROS, and GEATHERS, JJ., concur.
1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.