Does SC have a three strikes law or a two strikes law? I feel like I should insert a joke here: “three strikes and yer out!” Except it’s no laughing matter – in SC, our three strike or two strike laws result in life imprisonment without the possibility of parole…...
Legislation
Citizen’s Arrest Laws: How to Commit Legal Murder in SC
SC’s citizen’s arrest laws authorize killing under circumstances that most people would consider murder, for example, when someone looks like they are about to commit a crime at night and they run from you.
Stand Your Ground: Self Defense Law in SC
Self defense law in SC: when can you use deadly force to defend yourself? Common law elements of self defense, SC’s stand your ground law, SC protection of persons and property act, defense of others, and the Castle Doctrine.
Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Offenses in SC
The SC House of Representatives is considering bipartisan legislation that would change mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, the time served for no-parole drug offenses, and the threshold weights for PWID and drug trafficking offenses.