In cases of legal conviction when no punishment is provided by statute the court shall award such sentence as is conformable to the common usage and practice in this State, according to the nature of the offense, and not repugnant to the Constitution.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-30
Sentence when no punishment is provided
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 208 W. Va. 144 - State v. Allen (2000)
Most recently applied in Justin Rashad Howard v. State of Florida (April 2018)
1962 Code SECTION 17-553; 1952 Code SECTION 17-553; 1942 Code SECTION 1038; 1932 Code SECTION 1038; Cr
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