Maurice Roberts v. State

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court Maurice Roberts, Petitioner, v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Appellate Case No. 2022-000652

Appeal from Richland County Grace Gilchrist Knie, Circuit Court Judge

Memorandum Opinion No. 2026-MO-003 Heard April 1, 2026 – Filed April 15, 2026

CERTIORARI DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Appellate Defender Joanna Katherine Delany, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: We granted certiorari to review the order of the PCR court in the above-captioned matter dismissing Petitioner's application for PCR. After careful consideration, the writ of certiorari is DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

KITTREDGE, C.J., JAMES, HILL, VERDIN, JJ., and Acting Justice Vernon F. Dunbar, concur.