South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 16, Crimes; Title 44 Controlled Substances
S.C. Code (Crimes) § 16-3-5: Person causing injury which results in death at least three years later not to be prosecuted for homicide
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a legal rule that a person cannot be prosecuted for homicide if the victim's death occurs more than three years after the injury the person caused.
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