{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-25-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-10","heading":"No person shall be punished until legally convicted.","body":"No person shall be punished for an offense unless duly and legally convicted thereof in a court having competent jurisdiction of the cause and of the person.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 25 Judgment and Execution","ARTICLE 1 Conviction and Sentence"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:46:39Z","sha256":"7785dfe347783f618e77f0ef4d9bcff219a296bfc34f1c41e387c33bd38bf58f","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-24-80","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-25-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}