An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included in the offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2890
Conviction of lesser included offense
Former SECTION 25-1-2890 [1962 Code SECTION 44-189; 1964 (53) 2241] recodified as SECTION 25-1-3115 by 1984 Act No. 378; New SECTION 25-1-2890 En by 1984 Act No. 378, SECTION 45.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.