Permitting second indictment and trial for same offense.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-30
in effectIf a person on his trial be acquitted upon the ground of a variance between the indictment and the proof or upon an exception to the form or substance of the indictment he may be arraigned again on a new indictment and tried and convicted for the same offense, notwithstanding such former acquittal.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c023.phpFetched: 10/17/2026
