{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-1-2726","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2726","heading":"Jurisdiction over accused.","body":"Jurisdiction over the accused attaches upon service of charges on the accused. Failure to respond or appear shall not defeat jurisdiction to try and sentence an accused in absentia.","path":["Title 25 - MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 1 Military Code","ARTICLE 19 Code of Military Justice for the National Guard"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t25c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:53:39Z","sha256":"7ed5d9dd6e484e5d43e5e938de9668ed51dce33c625da4f109a094fee9ea5843","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-1-2725","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-1-2730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}