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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-17-410

Conspiracy

Known as the South Carolina Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act

The act spans §§ 16-17-410 to 16-17-770 (49 sections).

Applied in 35 court decisions — leading case State v. Kelsey (1998)

Most recently applied in United States v. Tron Harrison (June 2017)

1962 Code SECTION 16-550; 1957 (50) 58; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 35.

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

The common law crime known as "conspiracy" is defined as a combination between two or more persons for the purpose of accomplishing an unlawful object or lawful object by unlawful means.

A person who commits the crime of conspiracy is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years.

A person who is convicted of the crime of conspiracy must not be given a greater fine or sentence than he would receive if he carried out the unlawful act contemplated by the conspiracy and had been convicted of the unlawful act contemplated by the conspiracy or had he been convicted of the unlawful acts by which the conspiracy was to be carried out or effected.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.