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2022 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
Chapter 24 - Mentally Ill Or Insane Defendants
Section 17-24-50. Length of confinement or supervision of defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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SC Code § 17-24-50 (2022)
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In no case shall a defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity be confined or be under supervision longer than the maximum sentence for the crime with which he was charged without full civil commitment proceedings being held.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 396, Section 5.
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