Bail may be allowed to the defendant in all cases in which the appeal is from the trial, conviction, or sentence for a criminal offense. However, bail is not allowed when the defendant has been sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than ten years.
When bail may be allowed
S.C. Code Ann. § 18-1-90, under Title 18, Chapter 1.
S.C. Code Ann. § 18-1-90