A criminal action is prosecuted by the State, as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-1-10
Manner of prosecuting criminal action
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Richland County Magistrate's Court (2010)
Most recently applied in In Re Richland County Magistrate's Court (September 2010)
1962 Code SECTION 17-1; 1952 Code SECTION 17-1; 1942 Code SECTION 5; 1932 Code SECTION 5; Civ
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