Michael Milledge, Respondent v. State of South Carolina, Petitioner.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the post‑conviction relief court’s grant of a new trial, holding that the deputies’ protective frisk was supported by reasonable, articulable suspicion and that the PCR court erred in finding the petitioner proved prejudice. The Court affirmed the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress and concluded the PCR court’s prejudice analysis was a legal error.