Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/26/2001
State v. Carter
Citations
- 544 S.E.2d 835
- 344 S.C. 419
- 2001 S.C. LEXIS 53
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that where all custodians of a blood sample testified, the chain of custody was complete and therefore, evidence regarding a discrepancy in the handling of the blood sample went to the weight of the sample as credible evidence and not its admissibility
- finding that when the identity of persons handling the specimen is established, evidence regarding its care goes only to the weight of the specimen as credible evidence
- holding evidence is inadmissible \only where there is a missing link in the chain of possession because the identity of those who handled the [evidence] was not established at least as far as practicable\
- noting a complete chain of custody must be established, as far as practicable, tracing possession from the time a sample is collected until the final custodian by whom it is analyzed
- stating evidence is inadmissible only when the chain of possession is missing a link because the identity of those who handled the evidence was not established at least as far as practicable
- The State must prove a chain of custody for a blood sample from the time it is drawn until it is tested.
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Judges: Moore, Toal, Waller, Burnett, Pleicones
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. SweetSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-06-11· cited 46×
- South Carolina Department of Social Services v. CochranSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2005-06-06· cited 45×
- State v. HatcherSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-03-21· cited 41×
- State v. RogersCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-08-09· cited 35×
- State v. HolmesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2004-11-01· cited 31×
- State v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-06-24· cited 23×
- State v. HortonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-04-06· cited 23×
- State v. MathisCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-06-01· cited 13×
- State v. OdomSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-03-30· cited 7×
- State v. ChisolmCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2003-06-02· cited 6×
- State v. PulleySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2018-06-06· cited 6×
- State v. GovernorCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2005-01-24· cited 3×
- State v. TrappCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2017-05-24· cited 3×
- State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2012-05-23· cited 2×
- State v. Joseph M. SwaringenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2025-04-23
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Ex Parte WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama· 1989-07-28· cited 63×
- Benton Ex Rel. Benton v. PellumSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1957-11-13· cited 53×
- State v. CribbSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1992-12-14· cited 34×
- State v. JosephCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-08-18· cited 22×
- State v. KahanSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1977-03-15· cited 19×
- Raino v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1992-08-31· cited 18×
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-03-10· cited 16×
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1990-05-29· cited 12×
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