{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-5","heading":"Person causing injury which results in death at least three years later not to be prosecuted for homicide.","body":"A person who causes bodily injury which results in the death of the victim is not criminally responsible for the victim's death and must not be prosecuted for a homicide offense if at least three years intervene between the injury and the death of the victim.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person","ARTICLE 1 Homicide"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:44:04Z","sha256":"95fca2f429315f22cf34457a88e1f158336f244c2ccbbe6bf346515bb9487a5d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-1-130","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-16-3-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}