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S.C. Code Ann. § 22-5-340: Removal of hearing.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 22 - MAGISTRATES AND CONSTABLES
- CHAPTER 5 Magistrates' Powers and Duties in Criminal Matters
- ARTICLE 5 Preliminary Examinations
A defendant when first brought before a magistrate may demand a removal of the hearing to the next magistrate on the same grounds as in cases within the jurisdiction of the magistrate and shall be granted two days, if requested, within which to prepare a showing for such removal during which time he shall be held by recognizance in bailable cases or committed for custody.
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