South Carolina § 16-3-670 Procedure for taking deposition.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 16-3-670 — Procedure for taking deposition.

South Carolina § 16-3-670

Title 16CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Ch. 3OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

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S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-670 (2026).

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Such deposition shall be taken by the clerk of the court of general sessions for the county in which the case is to be tried or by such other officer as the presiding judge may name in his order, at the taking of which the accused shall be present and shall have the same rights in regard to the examination of the witness as if she were testifying in open court. No persons other than the attorneys for the State and accused shall be present unless expressly admitted by the judge, and the accused shall have the right to object to the admissibility of the testimony of such witness, either at the time of the taking of the deposition or when the same is offered in evidence on the trial in open court.

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Such deposition shall be taken by the clerk of the court of general sessions for the county in which the case is to be tried or by such other officer as the presiding judge may name in his order, at the taking of which the accused shall be present and shall have the same rights in regard to the examination of the witness as if she were testifying in open court. No persons other than the attorneys for the State and accused shall be present unless expressly admitted by the judge, and the accused shall have the right to object to the admissibility of the testimony of such witness, either at the time of the taking of the deposition or when the same is offered in evidence on the trial in open court.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-74; 1952 Code SECTION 16-74; 1942 Code SECTION 1016; 1932 Code SECTION 1016; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 107; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 92; 1909 (26) 206.