If an objection has once been made at any stage to the admission of evidence, it shall not be necessary thereafter to reserve rights concerning the objectionable evidence.
Note:
This replaces Circuit Court Rule 101. The language is taken from Rule 43(c)(1), SCRCP.
Annotations Rule 17
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Contemporaneous Objection
"It is axiomatic that a defendant must make a contemporaneous objection on a specific ground in order to preserve an evidentiary issue for appeal." State v. Hurd, 325 S.C. 384, 480 S.E.2d 94, 96 (Ct. App. 1996).
"If an objection has once been made at any stage to the admission of evidence, it shall not be necessary thereafter to reserve rights concerning the objectionable evidence." State v. Whipple, 324 S.C. 43, 476 S.E.2d 683, 689 (1996) (Dissent, Finney, C.J.).
"It is a fundamental principle that a contemporaneous objection is required at trial to properly preserve an error for appellate review." State v. Black, 319 S.C. 515, 462 S.E.2d 311, 315 (Ct. App. 1995).
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