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Daniel Coble
- Mar 6, 2020
Renewing a motion in limine
When does an attorney have to renew a motion in limine that was made pretrial? In State v. Wiles, the S.C. Supreme Court held: State v....
Daniel Coble
- Mar 2, 2020
A Chess Clock for Trial: 7.5 hours for each side
In a recent unpublished Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion (Raynor v. G4S), the court looked at a trial court who imposed a time...
Daniel Coble
- Feb 26, 2020
FRE 1101: "wide discretion" for sentencing judge
In a recent Fourth Circuit case (United States v. Slager, 912 F.3d 224, 237 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 139 S. Ct. 2679, 204 L. Ed. 2d 1080...
Daniel Coble
- Feb 17, 2020
South Carolina Rule of Evidence: 602
RULE 602 LACK OF PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE A witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding...
Daniel Coble
- Feb 13, 2020
Fourth Amendment and Stop and Frisk
In a recent S.C. Supreme Court opinion, the court had to determine whether a stop and frisk violated the defendant's Fourth Amendment...
Daniel Coble
- Feb 10, 2020
South Carolina Rule of Evidence: 601
RULE 601 COMPETENCY (a) General Rule. Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided by statute or these rules....
Daniel Coble
- Feb 3, 2020
South Carolina Rule of Evidence: 501
RULE 501 GENERAL RULE Except as required by the Constitution of South Carolina, by the Constitution of the United States or by South...
Daniel Coble
- Feb 1, 2020
FRE 407: Improving the product or reducing injury/harm chances?
Federal Rule of Evidence 407 prevents a party from introducing "subsequent remedial measures" to prove that a party was negligent (and a...
Daniel Coble
- Jan 27, 2020
South Carolina Rule of Evidence: 412
RULE 412 ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE CONCERNING VICTIM'S SEXUAL CONDUCT IN CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT CASES In prosecutions for criminal...
Daniel Coble
- Jan 20, 2020
South Carolina Rule of Evidence: 411
RULE 411 LIABILITY INSURANCE Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible upon the issue whether the...
Daniel Coble
- Jan 13, 2020
South Carolina Rule of Evidence: 410
RULE 410 INADMISSIBILITY OF PLEAS, PLEA DISCUSSIONS, AND RELATED STATEMENTS Except as otherwise provided in this rule, evidence of the...
Daniel Coble
- Jan 10, 2020
For the truth or another purpose?
United States v. Davis, 918 F.3d 397, 401 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 140 S. Ct. 202, 205 L. Ed. 2d 103 (2019)