Supreme Court of South Carolina· 4/22/1991

State v. Blackmon

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403 S.E.2d 660
304 S.C. 270
1991 S.C. LEXIS 89

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holding that the legislature, and not the court, is responsible for amending laws to resolve inconsistencies
holding that the legislature, and not the court, is responsible for amending laws to resolve inconsistencies
recognizing the settled rule that penal statutes must be strictly construed in the defendant’s favor
recognizing the settled rule that penal statutes must be strictly construed in the defendant's favor
in interpreting a statute, the Court’s primary function is to ascertain the intention of the legislature
“[W]hen a statute is penal in nature, it must be construed strictly against the State and in favor of the defendant.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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