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Supreme Court of South Carolina· 12/9/1996

State v. Simpson

Citations

  • 479 S.E.2d 57
  • 325 S.C. 37
  • 1996 S.C. LEXIS 216

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a ruling in limine is not a final ruling on the admissibility of evidence; thus an issue is not preserved for appellate review unless an objection is made at the time the evidence is offered
  • holding “[u]nless an objection is made at that time the evidence is offered and a final ruling made, the issue is not preserved for review”
  • “Unless an objection is made at the time the evidence is offered and a final ruling made, the issue is not preserved for review.”
  • Simmons v. South Carolina, 512 U.S. 154, 114 S.Ct. 2187, 129 L.Ed.2d 133 (1994), applies only when defendant is ineligible for parole and future dangerousness is argued
  • “A juror’s competence is within the trial judge’s discretion and is not reviewable on appeal unless wholly unsupported by the evidence.”
  • trial court’s ruling on motion for mistrial will not be disturbed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion amounting to an error of law

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Judges: Finney, Toal, Moore, Waller, Burnett

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