Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 6/14/2017

State v. Thompson

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803 S.E.2d 44
420 S.C. 386
2017 S.C. App. LEXIS 51

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finding no error in the admission of a letter that may have invited speculation because the danger of unfair prejudice from such speculation was slight compared to its relevancy
finding the trial court did not err in ruling the potential prejudicial value of a letter did not substantially outweigh its probative value even though the letter invited speculation
“Authentication of a 911 caller’s identity can be accomplished by combining the caller’s self-identification with circumstances surrounding the call.”
\This court will not reverse the trial court's decision regarding a Rule 403 objection absent an abuse of discretion and resulting prejudice.\
\The admission of evidence is within the discretion of the trial court and will not be reversed absent an abuse of discretion.\ (quoting State v. Pagan, 369 S.C. 201, 208, 631 S.E.2d 262, 265 (2006))

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