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2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
CHAPTER 19 - INDICTMENTS
SECTION 17-19-30. Allegations sufficient for indictment for murder.


SC Code § 17-19-30 (2013) What's This?

Every indictment for murder shall be deemed and adjudged sufficient and good in law which, in addition to setting forth the time and place, together with a plain statement, divested of all useless phraseology, of the manner in which the death of the deceased was caused, charges that the defendant did feloniously, wilfully and of his malice aforethought kill and murder the deceased.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-403; 1952 Code Section 17-403; 1942 Code Section 1007; 1932 Code Section 1007; Cr. P. '22 Section 93; Cr. C. '12 Section 87; Cr. C. '02 Section 60; R. S. 59; 1887 (19) 829.

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