Upon the arrest of a person for whom there is a sealed sentence the sheriff shall forthwith carry the prisoner before the clerk of the court who shall, in the presence of the prisoner and the attorney of record if there be one, open and publish such sentence and it shall at once be enforced unless stayed by appeal.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-310
Opening and enforcement of sealed sentences upon arrest
1962 Code SECTION 17-571; 1952 Code SECTION 17-571; 1942 Code SECTION 984; 1932 Code SECTION 984; Cr
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