The Supreme Court shall have power to issue writs or orders of injunction, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus and other remedial and original writs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-3-310
Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Carey Warden v. Saffold (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Rearick (August 2016)
1962 Code SECTION 15-121; 1952 Code SECTION 15-121; 1942 Code SECTION 26; 1932 Code SECTION 26; Civ
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