A person convicted of manslaughter, or the unlawful killing of another without malice, express or implied, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years or less than two years.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-50
Manslaughter
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case State v. Knoten (2001)
Most recently applied in People v. Sudan (October 2002)
1962 Code SECTION 16-55; 1952 Code SECTION 16-55; 1942 Code SECTION 1107; 1932 Code SECTION 1107; Cr
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