Attorney appearing at preliminary hearing not obligated to continue representation.

S.C. Code Ann. § 17-23-165
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The appearance by an attorney on behalf of a defendant in a preliminary hearing shall not in and of itself obligate that attorney to continue the representation of that defendant beyond the preliminary hearing.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c023.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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