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Blash v. State

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court
Mar 28, 2012
Memorandum Opinion No.  2012-MO-005 (S.C. Mar. 28, 2012)

Opinion

Memorandum Opinion No.  2012-MO-005

03-28-2012

Eddie Blash, Jr., Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, all of Columbia, for Respondent.


THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI


Appeal from Florence County

Thomas Russo, Circuit Court Judge


REVERSED AND REMANDED

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General David Spencer, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM : We granted petitioner's request for a writ of certiorari to review his direct appeal. See White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974). Petitioner challenges his sentence, alleging it was imposed in violation of his constitutional rights. We agree. See Mitchell v. United States, 526 U.S. 314 (1999). Accordingly, appellant's sentence is reversed, and the matter remanded for resentencing.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

TOAL, C.J., PLEICONES, BEATTY, KITTREDGE and HEARN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Blash v. State

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court
Mar 28, 2012
Memorandum Opinion No.  2012-MO-005 (S.C. Mar. 28, 2012)
Case details for

Blash v. State

Case Details

Full title:Eddie Blash, Jr., Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Court:THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court

Date published: Mar 28, 2012

Citations

Memorandum Opinion No.  2012-MO-005 (S.C. Mar. 28, 2012)