A person who commits the offense of accessory after the fact must be punished based upon the classification below the punishment provided for the principal offense, except for Class A, Class B, and Class C felonies or murder. If the principal offense is a Class A, Class B, or Class C felony or murder, the penalty must be as prescribed for a Class D felony.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-55
Classification of accessory crimes
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Flores v. Attorney General United States (2017)
Most recently applied in Flores v. Attorney General United States (May 2017)
1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 6.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.