Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1/24/2001

State v. Jones

Citations

541 S.E.2d 813
343 S.C. 562
2001 S.C. LEXIS 20

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holding any evidence that shows the accuracy, truthfulness, or sincerity of a witness may be admissible to help the factfinder determine the witness's credibility
holding a jury instruction explaining, “A reasonable doubt is the kind of doubt that would cause a reasonable person to hesitate to act” was “a correct statement of South Carolina law.”
finding testimony which singled out defendant as a murder suspect merely because of reports he held a “grudge” inadmissible
finding error in the trial court’s decision to admit “unreliable” expert evidence
stating “generally, ‘anything having a legitimate tendency to throw light on the accuracy, truthfulness, and sincerity of a witness may be shown and considered in determining the credit to be accorded his testimony’ ”
applying this rule of evidence to bias under Rule 608(c), SCRE

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Judges: Pleicones, Toal, Moore, Waller, Burnett

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