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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3243 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Lourie All Sponsors:Lourie, Harrison, Bauer, Bales, Klauber, Taylor, Harrell, Gilham, Rodgers, Bowers, Allison, Wilkins, Neilson, Limehouse, Beck, M. McLeod, G. Brown, Knotts, Riser, Koon, Stuart, Hayes, Wilder, Carnell, Cotty, Leach, Loftis, Barrett, D. Smith, Cato, Campsen Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1140som99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Criminal cases, number of peremptory challenges equalized; Courts, Juries and Jurors History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990210 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Campsen House 19990203 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Neilson Limehouse Beck M. McLeod G. Brown Knottts Riser Koon Stuart Hayes Wilder Carnell Cotty Leach Loftis Barrett D. Smith Cato House 19990203 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Bowers Allison Wilkins House 19990128 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Harrison Bauer Bales Klauber Taylor Harrell Gilham Rodgers House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19990106 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
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.
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 a 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 there is felonies when more than one defendant is jointly tried are no more than twenty peremptory challenges are allowed in all to the defendants, and no more than twenty peremptory challenges are allowed the State in these cases. In In misdemeanors when there is more than one defendant is jointly tried no more than ten peremptory challenges are allowed in all to the defendants and no more than ten peremptory 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.
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