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Watts v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Oct 15, 2014
2014-MO-038 (S.C. Oct. 15, 2014)

Opinion

2014-MO-038

10-15-2014

Phillip F. Watts, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2012-213513

Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner. Assistant Attorney General James Rutledge Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.


UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Submitted October 8, 2014

Appeal From York County The Honorable Edgar W. Dickson, Circuit Court Judge Lower Court Case No. 2010-CP-46-03969

Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Assistant Attorney General James Rutledge Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

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 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).

Petitioner's conviction and sentence are affirmed pursuant to pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Johnson, 363 S.C. 53, 609 S.E.2d 520 (2005) (finding to preserve an issue for review there must be a contemporaneous objection that is ruled on by the lower court); State v. Stroman, 281 S.C. 508, 316 S.E.2d 395 (1984) ("a party cannot complain of an error which his own conduct has induced").

AFFIRMED.

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


Summaries of

Watts v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Oct 15, 2014
2014-MO-038 (S.C. Oct. 15, 2014)
Case details for

Watts v. State

Case Details

Full title:Phillip F. Watts, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent…

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Oct 15, 2014

Citations

2014-MO-038 (S.C. Oct. 15, 2014)