{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-25-130","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-25-130","heading":"Accepted plea of guilty as equivalent of jury recommendation of mercy for sentencing purposes.","body":"In all cases where by law the punishment is affected by the jury recommending the accused to the mercy of the court, and a plea of guilty is accepted with the approval of the court, the accused shall be sentenced in like manner as if the jury in a trial had recommended him to the mercy of the court.","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":"18eeeaf645a037f9666adbe6fea87d0e77c6f99445a6cb42ddfd0a051ae621be","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-25-125","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-25-135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}