Terms Used In South Carolina Code 4-13-60

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
No account when presented, audited and ordered to be paid shall be withdrawn from the custody of the governing body or its clerk for any purpose whatever, except to be used in evidence upon a judicial trial or proceeding, in which case it shall, after being so used, be forthwith returned to such custody.