The testimony of a defendant in a criminal case shall not be afterwards used against the defendant in any other criminal case, except upon an indictment for perjury founded on that testimony.
S.C. Code Ann. § 19-11-50
Testimony of defendant in criminal cases
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Tucker (1999)
Most recently applied in State v. Tucker (January 1999)
1962 Code SECTION 26-405; 1952 Code SECTION 26-405; 1942 Code SECTIONS 1011, 1012; 1932 Code SECTIONS 1011, 1012; Cr
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