S.C. Const. art. I, § 16
In all indictments or prosecutions for libel, the truth of the alleged libel may be given in evidence, and the jury shall be the judges of the law and facts.
(1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315.)
The present provisions of this section are identical to former Section 21 of Article I as it existed prior to the 1971 revision. For similar provisions in Constitution of 1868, see Const 1868, Art I, Section 8.