South Carolina § 16-1-50 Indictment and conviction of accessories.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-1-50 — Indictment and conviction of accessories.

South Carolina § 16-1-50

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 1FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS; ACCESSORIES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-50 (2026).

Text

A person who counsels, hires, or otherwise procures a felony to be committed may be indicted and convicted:

(1)as an accessory before the fact either with the principal felon or after his conviction; or (2) of a substantive felony, whether the principal felon has or has not been convicted or is or is not amenable to justice, and may be punished as if convicted of being an accessory before the fact.

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A person who counsels, hires, or otherwise procures a felony to be committed may be indicted and convicted: (1) as an accessory before the fact either with the principal felon or after his conviction; or (2) of a substantive felony, whether the principal felon has or has not been convicted or is or is not amenable to justice, and may be punished as if convicted of being an accessory before the fact.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-2; 1952 Code SECTION 16-2; 1942 Code SECTION 1937; 1932 Code SECTION 1937; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 920; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 920; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 635; G. S. 2611; R. S. 522; 1712 (2) 484; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 5.