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State v. Bridges

Citations

  • 298 S.E.2d 212
  • 278 S.C. 447
  • 1982 S.C. LEXIS 463

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  • holding that, in general, the conduct of a criminal trial is left largely to the sound discretion of the presiding judge, and the appellate court will not interfere unless it clearly appears that rights of the complaining party were abused or prejudiced in some way
  • holding that, in general, \the conduct of a criminal trial is left largely to the sound discretion of the presiding judge and [the appellate court] will not interfere unless it clearly appears that rights of the complaining party were abused or prejudiced in some way\
  • finding testimony which was normally inadmissible because of the-“dead man’s” statute admissible because another witness testified to substantially the same matters
  • trial judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to rule on the admissibility of impeachment evidence until it was offered in the regular course of the trial

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Judges: Per Curiam

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