{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-1-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-1-40","heading":"Accessory.","body":"A person who aids in the commission of a felony or is an accessory before the fact in the commission of a felony by counseling, hiring, or otherwise procuring the felony to be committed is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished in the manner prescribed for the punishment of the principal felon.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 1 Felonies and Misdemeanors; Accessories"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:43:59Z","sha256":"e910ef1721ae9b7a4a71c38eff1e2940437bee52b58613c6b71e70f6ae3a6b06","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-1-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-1-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}