Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3634 Primary Sponsor:Hayes Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Peremptory challenges Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/5398.HC Introduced Date:Feb 28, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 28, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hayes Clyborne Barber Haskins Wilkins Kinon Beasley Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3634 House Feb 28, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES FOR DEFENDANTS AND THE STATE IN CRIMINAL CASES, SO AS TO EQUALIZE THE NUMBER OF PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ALLOWED TO DEFENDANTS AND THE STATE IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-7-1110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 10 of 1987, is further amended to read:
"Section 14-7-1110. Any A person who is arraigned for the crime of murder, manslaughter, burglary, arson, criminal sexual conduct, armed robbery, grand larceny, or breach of trust when it is punishable as for grand larceny, perjury, or forgery is entitled to peremptory challenges not exceeding ten, and the State in these cases is entitled to peremptory challenges not exceeding five ten. Any A person who is indicted for any crime or offense other than those enumerated above has the right to peremptory challenges not exceeding five, and the State in these cases is entitled to peremptory challenges not exceeding five. No right to stand aside jurors is allowed to the State in any case whatsoever. In no case where felonies when there is more than one defendant jointly tried are no more than twenty peremptory challenges are allowed in all to the defendants, and in no more than twenty challenges are allowed to the State in these cases. In misdemeanors when there is more than one defendant jointly tried no more than ten peremptory challenges are allowed in all to the defendants, and no more than ten challenges are allowed to the State in these cases. In felonies when there is more than one defendant jointly tried the State has ten challenges."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.