No clerk or deputy clerk of the court, constable, sheriff, probate judge, county commissioner, magistrate or other county officer, or any person employed within the walls of any courthouse is eligible as a juryman in any civil or criminal case; provided, that no person may be disqualified under this section except as determined by the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-7-820
Disqualification of county officers and court employees
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case State v. George (1996)
Most recently applied in State v. Hughey (March 2000)
1962 Code SECTION 38-101; 1952 Code SECTION 38-101; 1942 Code SECTION 627; 1932 Code SECTION 627; Civ
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