Some of the municipal/county/state interests have been telling another lie. South Carolina has no first or second degree murder statute—only murder. And there is a death penalty, as pushed for previously by the same interest groups.
List of punishments for murder in the United States
South Carolina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_punishments_for_murder_in_the_United_States#South_Carolina
South Carolina
Offense Mandatory sentencing
Murder Death, Life without parole, 30 years to Life or 30 years in prison
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List of punishments for murder in the United States
South Carolina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_punishments_for_murder_in_the_United_States#South_Carolina
South Carolina
Offense: Murder
Mandatory sentencing: Death, Life without parole, 30 years to Life or 30 years in prison