For purposes of definition under South Carolina law, a "no parole offense" means a class A, B, or C felony or an offense exempt from classification as enumerated in Section 16-1-10(d), which is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment for twenty years or more.
S.C. Code Ann. § 24-13-100
Definition of no parole offense; classification
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Mills (2004)
Most recently applied in State v. Walker (February 2018)
1995 Act No. 83, SECTION 1.
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Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.