S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2685
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SECTION 25-1-2685. Service of charges on accused; time restrictions as to trial.
Official statutory text
The trial counsel to whom court-martial charges are referred for trial shall cause to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had. No person may, against his objection, be brought to trial or be required to participate by himself or counsel in a session called by the military judge under SECTION 25-1-2705 in a general court-martial case within a period of five days after the service of charges upon him or in a special court-martial within a period of three days after the service of charges upon him.
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