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SECTION 17-23-10. Plea of autrefois acquit or convict.

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SC Code › Title 17 › Chapter 23 › Section 17-23-10

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In any plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict it shall be sufficient for any defendant to state that he has been lawfully acquitted or convicted, as the case may be, of the offense charged in the indictment.

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SECTION 17-23-10. Plea of autrefois acquit or convict. · S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-10 | Frix