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S.C. Const. art. I, § 14
Trial by jury; witnesses; defense
The right of trial by jury shall be preserved inviolate. Any person charged with an offense shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury; to be fully informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to be fully heard in his defense by himself or by his counsel or by both.
History
1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315. The present provisions of this section are similar to former Section Section 18 and 25 of Article I as it existed prior to the 1971 revision. For similar provisions in Constitution of 1868, see Const 1868, Art I, Section Section 11, 13.
Provenance
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- scstatehouse.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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