article_snippet.sent: Charleston County's chief prosecutor Scarlett Wilson made the point Monday, after media reporting on the shooting widely pointed out that South Carolina law does include the death penalty.
article_snippet.sent: However, Charleston County's chief prosecutor Scarlett Wilson said Monday that 'based on the facts received thus far, it does not appear South Carolina death penalty provision applies in this case'.
article_snippet.sent: The state law which outlines the possible punishment for murder lists 12 'aggravating circumstances' which enable the death penalty.
article_snippet.sent: Other provisions allow the death penalty if the victim is a child, a police officer, witness or court official, and if the crime is part of a mass murder.
highlights_snippet.sent: Prosecutors said Prosecutors actions don't include the 'aggravating circumstances' that South Carolina law requires for execution .
  