Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2/4/1991

State v. Alexander

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401 S.E.2d 146
303 S.C. 377
1991 S.C. LEXIS 27

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holding relevant evidence may be excluded where its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice
holding evidentiary rulings by the trial court will not be reversed on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion
construing Rule 403, SCRE, to allow a judge to exclude relevant evidence if the danger of unfair prejudice substantially outweighs its probative value
adopting unfair prejudice portion of Federal Rule of Evidence 403 as South Carolina law
adopting the definition of unfair prejudice recited in the Notes of the Federal Rules Advisory Committee
adopting unfair prejudice portion of Federal Rule of Evidence 403 as South Carolina law

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Judges: Toal, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney

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