A person charged as an accessory before the fact may be indicted, tried and punished in the same court and county in which the principal felon might be indicted and tried, although the offense of counseling, hiring or procuring the commission of such felony is committed on the high seas or on land outside of the county either within or without the limits of this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-452; 1952 Code Section 17-452; 1942 Code Section 1021; 1932 Code Section 1021; Cr. P. '22 Section 112; Cr. C. '12 Section 921; Cr. C. '02 Section 636; G. S. 2612; R. S. 523; 1712 (2) 484; 1961 (52) 40.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 17 - Criminal Procedures
Section 17-21-20. Venue where person causes injury in one county and death occurs in another.
Section 17-21-30. Venue where perpetrator of homicide and victim are in different states.
Section 17-21-40. Venue where perpetrator of homicide and victim are in different counties.
Section 17-21-50. Venue for trial of accessories before the fact.
Section 17-21-60. Venue for trial of accessories after the fact.
Section 17-21-70. Venue in proceedings against corporations.
Section 17-21-80. Change of venue; notice, application, and affidavit.
Section 17-21-90. Costs when venue is changed; disposition of fine.