South Carolina § 17-23-30 - Permitting second indictment and trial for same offense.
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§ 17-23-30. Permitting second indictment and trial for same offense.
If a person on his trial be acquitted upon the ground of a variance between the indictment and the proof or upon an exception to the form or substance of the indictment he may be arraigned again on a new indictment and tried and convicted for the same offense, notwithstanding such former acquittal.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-503; 1952 Code SECTION 17-503; 1942 Code SECTION 998; 1932 Code SECTION 998; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 84; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 78; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 51; G. S. 2451; R. S. 50.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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