South Carolina Code 19-1-80. Conditions on examination of witness in criminal proceeding concerning written statement made to public employee
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 19-1-80
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
No witness in any preliminary hearing or in any criminal judicial proceeding of any kind or nature shall be examined or cross-examined by any examiner, solicitor, lawyer or prosecuting officer concerning a written statement formerly made and given to any person employed by this State, or any county, city or municipality thereof, or any part of any such governing body, unless it first be shown that at the time of the making of the statement the witness was given an exact copy of the statement, and that before his examination or cross-examination the witness was given a copy of the statement and allowed a reasonable time in which to read it.