Seventeen states, including South Carolina, require defendants to present evidence indicating an "indirect link" between a particular third party and the offense.

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South Carolina, unlike the mentioned seventeen states, does not require defendants to present evidence indicating an "indirect link" between a particular third party and the offense. Instead, it allows defendants to suggest that someone else committed the crime without necessarily providing a direct connection to the offense.

Seventeen States, Including South Carolina, Require Defendants to Present Evidence