In all cases where by law the punishment is affected by the jury recommending the accused to the mercy of the court, and a plea of guilty is accepted with the approval of the court, the accused shall be sentenced in like manner as if the jury in a trial had recommended him to the mercy of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-130
Accepted plea of guilty as equivalent of jury recommendation of mercy for sentencing purposes
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Criminger v. State (1980)
Most recently applied in Criminger v. State (January 1980)
1962 Code SECTION 17-553.4; 1962 (52) 2155.
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