The appearance by an attorney on behalf of a defendant in a preliminary hearing shall not in and of itself obligate that attorney to continue the representation of that defendant beyond the preliminary hearing.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-165
Attorney appearing at preliminary hearing not obligated to continue representation
1980 Act No. 393, SECTION 1A.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.