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Glover v. State

Citations

  • 458 S.E.2d 538
  • 318 S.C. 496
  • 1995 S.C. LEXIS 93

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  • holding that testimony placing the defendant at another location prior to the time of die crime was not sufficient to establish an alibi defense
  • concluding trial counsel's failure to contact two witnesses who testified at the PCR hearing did not prejudice the petitioner when the witnesses' PCR testimony did not establish an alibi defense
  • determining that where witnesses applicant claimed could have provided an alibi defense did not testify at the PCR hearing, he could not establish any prejudice from counsel's failure to contact these witnesses
  • findings of PCR court will not be upheld where they are not supported by any evidence
  • stating \a purported alibi which leaves it possible for the accused to be the guilty person is no alibi at all\
  • observing mere speculation and conjecture by the applicant is insufficient to establish the allegation that counsel's deficient performance resulted in prejudice

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Judges: Moore, Waller, Finney, Toal, Chandler

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