Supreme Court of South Carolina· 6/11/2007

State v. Gillian

Citations

646 S.E.2d 872
373 S.C. 601
2007 S.C. LEXIS 230

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holding prior bad act evidence must be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice
holding admission or exclusion of evidence is a matter within the trial court's sound discretion, to be disturbed only upon a showing of a manifest abuse of discretion accompanied by probable prejudice
finding that the admission of the specifics of the defendant's prior bad act in violation of Rule 403, SCRE, was harmless because the defendant's guilt was proven by other competent evidence \such that no other rational conclusion can be reached\
finding the determination of prejudicial effect will vary from case to case and must be based on the entire record
finding an unnecessary amount of evidence admitted is considered harmless when the defendant's \guilt has been proven by competent evidence such that no other rational conclusion can be reached\
explaining a Rule 403 \determination of the prejudicial effect of the evidence must be based on the entire record and the result will generally turn on the facts of each case\

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Judges: Moore, Toal, Waller, Burnett, Pleicones

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