Whenever there shall be an indictment for any offense committed in his view the magistrate shall be the prosecutor and he shall bind in recognizance all necessary witnesses.
S.C. Code Ann. § 22-5-130
Magistrate as prosecutor
1962 Code SECTION 43-213; 1952 Code SECTION 43-213; 1942 Code SECTION 938; 1932 Code SECTION 938; Cr
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