South Carolina Statutes
§ 17-23-30 — Permitting second indictment and trial for same offense.
South Carolina § 17-23-30
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-30 (2026).
Text
If a person on his trial be acquitted upon the ground of a variance between the indictment and the proof or upon an exception to the form or substance of the indictment he may be arraigned again on a new indictment and tried and convicted for the same offense, notwithstanding such former acquittal.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-503; 1952 Code SECTION 17-503; 1942 Code SECTION 998; 1932 Code SECTION 998; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 84; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 78; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 51; G. S. 2451; R. S. 50.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 17-23-30, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/23/17-23-30.