A person who commits the common law offense of attempt, upon conviction, must be punished as for the principal offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-80
Offense of attempt punished as principal offense
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case State v. Sutton (2000)
Most recently applied in State v. Green (April 2012)
1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 9.
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