Whenever a municipal court or a magistrates court shall have acquired jurisdiction by reason of a person committing an act which is alleged to be in violation of a municipal ordinance and which is in violation of the criminal law of this State a conviction or an acquittal by the first court acquiring jurisdiction shall be a complete bar to a trial by another court for the same alleged unlawful act or acts.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-20
Double jeopardy after trial in municipal or magistrates court
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Grampus (1986)
Most recently applied in State v. Clarke (October 1990)
1962 Code SECTION 17-502; 1952 Code SECTION 17-502; 1942 Code SECTION 994; 1932 Code SECTION 994; 1928 (35) 1317.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.