When no special punishment is provided for a felony, it shall, at the discretion of the court, be by one or more of the following modes, to wit: Confinement in the Penitentiary or in a workhouse or penal farm, when such institutions shall exist, for a period of not less than three months nor more than ten years, with such imposition of hard labor and solitary confinement as may be directed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-20
Punishment for felony when not specially provided
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Fennell (2000)
Most recently applied in United States v. Grimsley (October 2002)
1962 Code SECTION 17-552; 1952 Code SECTION 17-552; 1942 Code SECTION 1034; 1932 Code SECTION 1034; Cr
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