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Hampton v. State

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
Mar 24, 2021
Appellate Case No. 2017-002374 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2021)

Opinion

Appellate Case No. 2017-002374 Unpublished Opinion No. 2021-UP-095

03-24-2021

Christopher L. Hampton, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter and Christopher L. Hampton, pro se, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Megan Harrigan Jameson, 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. Appeal From Spartanburg County
Larry B. Hyman, Jr., Circuit Court Judge

APPPEAL DISMISSED

Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter and Christopher L. Hampton, pro se, both of Columbia, for Petitioner. Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Megan Harrigan Jameson, of Columbia, for Respondent. PER CURIAM : On November 5, 2007, Judge Roger L. Couch issued an order on Petitioner's first application for post-conviction relief (PCR). Judge Couch denied Petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims and granted Petitioner's request for a belated direct appeal. No notice of appeal was filed. Petitioner now seeks a writ of certiorari from Judge Larry B. Hyman's October 16, 2017 order, which granted Petitioner a belated review of Judge Couch's order pursuant to Austin v. State, 305 S.C. 453, 409 S.E.2d 395 (1991). Based on the vote of the panel, the court grants the petition for a writ of certiorari from Judge Hyman's order, dispenses with further briefing, and proceeds with an Austin review of Judge Couch's order. After Austin review, the petition for a writ of certiorari as to the ineffective assistance of counsel claim is denied. However, because there is sufficient evidence to support Judge Couch's finding that Petitioner did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a direct appeal, we grant certiorari on the belated direct appeal question 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). After consideration of Petitioner's pro se briefs and review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), Petitioner's direct appeal is dismissed. Counsel's motion to be relieved is granted.

We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR. --------

APPEAL DISMISSED.

HUFF, THOMAS, and HEWITT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hampton v. State

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
Mar 24, 2021
Appellate Case No. 2017-002374 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2021)
Case details for

Hampton v. State

Case Details

Full title:Christopher L. Hampton, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Court:STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals

Date published: Mar 24, 2021

Citations

Appellate Case No. 2017-002374 (S.C. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2021)