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2022 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
Chapter 25 - Judgment And Execution
Section 17-25-130. Accepted plea of guilty as equivalent of jury recommendation of mercy for sentencing purposes.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 17-25-130 (2022)
In all cases where by law the punishment is affected by the jury recommending the accused to the mercy of the court, and a plea of guilty is accepted with the approval of the court, the accused shall be sentenced in like manner as if the jury in a trial had recommended him to the mercy of the court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-553.4; 1962 (52) 2155.
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