by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Carolina
(a) Procedure. Subject to the approval of the Chief Justice, the Office of Court Administration shall establish procedures for processing and maintaining bench warrants. (b) Form. Bench warrants shall be in the form prescribed in these rules and shall require either...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Carolina
(a) Generally. Except for motions for new trials based on after-discovered evidence, post-trial motions shall be made within ten (10) days after the imposition of the sentence. In cases involving appeals from convictions in magistrate’s or municipal court,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Carolina
After verdict against him, the defendant shall not be permitted to submit any affidavit to the court which goes to deny matters of fact, but he may submit affidavits as to matters in extenuation or mitigation; provided, they are filed so as to allow the Attorney...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Carolina
Deleted S.c. R. Crim. P. 24Note to 1990 Amendment: Rule 24 Expert Testimony is taken from Rules 702 to 705 of the Fenderal Rules of Evidence. The language in paragraph (c) is that of Federal Rule of Evidence 704 prior to its amendment in 1984. The Advisory committee...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Carolina
If it appears that jury deliberations may extend into the night, the court, in its discretion, may order that the jury be taken to suitable sleeping quarters; and on the following morning they shall resume their deliberations. The jury shall be kept together,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Carolina
In arguing before a jury, no attorney shall address or refer to by name or otherwise any member of the jury he is addressing, or otherwise make any personal appeal to any or all members of the jury. S.c. R. Crim. P. 22This is substantially the language of Circuit...
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