Court of Appeals of South Carolina July 29, 2015, Appellate Case No. 2012-208626; No. 5337 (Ramirez v. State)

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KONDUROS, J.

In this post-conviction relief (PCR) action, Ruben Ramirez contends the PCR court erred in dismissing his application for PCR and finding plea counsel was not ineffective for failing to obtain an independent competency evaluation before allowing Ramirez to plead guilty but mentally ill *356(GBMI)1 to assault and battery with intent to kill (ABWIK), kidnapping,