H 4589 General Bill, By Young, Crawford, Hutson and Knight
Summary: Attempted murder offense
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-29 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER; TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO VIOLENT OFFENSES, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ASSAULT AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-620, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO KILL, SO AS TO CREATE GRADUATED ASSAULT AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES AND TO REPEAL COMMON LAW ASSAULT AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-45, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LIFE SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN ASSAULT AND ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES TO THE OFFENSES CONSIDERED "MOST SERIOUS" AND "SERIOUS".
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01/29/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-35
01/29/08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-35