South Carolina § 17-7-240 - Duty to render verdict; form.
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§ 17-7-240. Duty to render verdict; form.
The jury having viewed the body, heard the evidence and made inquiry into the cause and manner of the death shall render their verdict thereon, in writing, to the coroner under their hands and seals in the manner following, which shall pass by indenture interchangeably between the coroner and jury, that is to say:
"South Carolina,
County of __________
An inquisition indented, taken at __________, in __________ County, the ___ day of __________, A. D. ___, before A B, coroner (or C D, magistrate, acting as coroner) for said county, upon view of the body of E F, of __________, then and there being dead, by the oaths of (inserting the names of the jurors), being a lawful jury of inquest, who, being charged and sworn to inquire for the State of South Carolina where and by what means the said E F came to his death, upon their oath do say, etc. (inserting how, where, at what time and by what instrument the deceased was killed)."
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-119; 1952 Code SECTION 17-119; 1942 Code SECTION 1080; 1932 Code SECTION 1080; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 167; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 1011; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 713; G. S. 2676; R. S. 592; 1839 (11) 74.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-7-240 ("Duty to render verdict; form.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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