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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-27-100

Appeals

Known as the Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (16 sections).

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Lewis v. Lewis (2011)

Most recently applied in Richardson v. State (March 2014)

1962 Code SECTION 17-609; 1969 (56) 158; 1999 Act No. 55, SECTION 24.

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A final judgment entered under this chapter may be reviewed by a writ of certiorari as provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.