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SECTION 17-23-80. Manner by which persons who have been indicted may be convicted.

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SC Code › Title 17 › Chapter 23 › Section 17-23-80

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No person indicted for an offense shall be convicted thereof unless by confession of his guilt in open court, by admitting the truth of the charge against him by his plea or demurrer, by the verdict of a jury accepted and recorded by the court or as provided in Section 17-23-40.

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