Jerome Curtis Buckson, Petitioner v. State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the post‑conviction relief court’s judgment granting Jerome Curtis Buckson a new trial. The Court held that the appellate court erred by applying the wrong standard of review and that the PCR court’s findings of counsel deficiency and prejudice were supported by probative evidence. Consequently, the case was remanded for a new trial.