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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Supreme Court

Kenneth B. Scott, Jr., Petitioner,

v.

State of South Carolina, Respondent.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

Appeal from Greenville County
�John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge
�Alexander S. Macaulay, Circuit Court Judge

Opinion No.� 2010-MO-018
Submitted May 13, 2010 � Filed July 26, 2010�

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED

Tara� Shurling, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott and Assistant Attorney General Karen C. Ratigan, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: We granted a writ of certiorari to review the post-conviction relief court�s order denying relief to Petitioner. After careful consideration of the record and briefs, the writ of certiorari is

DISMISSED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

TOAL, C.J., PLEICONES, KITTREDGE and HEARN, JJ., concur. BEATTY, J., not participating.