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authentication standard in South Carolina

8 South Carolina opinions name it 2 courts 2009–2026 3 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by South Carolina courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Greengreen
scctapp · 2019 · cited in 3 South Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2022–2026
2 sentences

2026See Rule 901(b), SCRE (listing "[b]y way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, . . . examples of authentication or identification conforming to the requirements of th[e] rule"); Brown, 424 S.C. at 488 , 818 S.E.2d at 740 (explaining that all "evidence must be authenticated or identified in order to be admissible"); State v. Green, 427 S.C. 223, 230 , 830 S.E.2d 711, 714 (Ct. App. 2019), aff'd as modified, 432 S.C. 97 , 851 S.E.2d 440 (2020) ("The authentication standard is not high, and a party need not rule out any possibility the evidence is not authentic." (internal citation o

2026See Rule 901(b), SCRE (listing "[b]y way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, . . . examples of authentication or identification conforming to the requirements of th[e] rule"); Brown, 424 S.C. at 488 , 818 S.E.2d at 740 (explaining that all "evidence must be authenticated or identified in order to be admissible"); State v. Green, 427 S.C. 223, 230 , 830 S.E.2d 711, 714 (Ct. App. 2019), aff'd as modified, 432 S.C. 97 , 851 S.E.2d 440 (2020) ("The authentication standard is not high, and a party need not rule out any possibility the evidence is not authentic." (internal citation o

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Deep Keel, LLC v. Atlantic Private Equity Group, LLCgreen
scctapp · 2015 · cited in 3 South Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2016–2020
2 sentences

2020Private Equity Grp., LLC, 413 S.C. 58, 64-65 , 773 S.E.2d 607, 610 (Ct. App. 2015) (noting the authentication standard is not high and does not demand a conclusive demonstration of the genuineness of the evidence).

2020Private Equity Grp., LLC, 413 S.C. 58, 64-65 , 773 S.E.2d 607, 610 (Ct. App. 2015) (noting the authentication standard is not high and does not demand a conclusive demonstration of the genuineness of the evidence).

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United States v. Mohammad Hassangreen
ca4 · 2014 · cited in 2 South Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2015–2016
2 sentences

2016Private Equity Grp., LLC, 413 S.C. 58, 64-65 , 773 S.E.2d 607, 610 (Ct. App. 2015) ("'[T]he burden to authenticate . . . is not high' and requires only that the proponent 'offer[ ] a satisfactory foundation from which the jury could reasonably find that the evidence is authentic.'" (alternations in original) (quoting United States v. Hassan, 742 F.3d 104, 133 (4th Cir. 2014)); id. at 65, 773 S.E.2d at 610 ("The authentication requirement does not demand that the proponent of . . . evidence conclusively demonstrate [its] genuineness . . . .") (alterations in original) (quoting 29A Am.

2015The authentication requirement “is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims.” Id. “[T]he burden to authenticate ... is not high” and requires only that the proponent “offer[ ] a satisfactory foundation from which the jury could reasonably find that the evidence is authentic.” United States v. Hassan, 742 F.3d 104, 133 (4th Cir.2014) (decided under Fed.R.Evid. 901(a) 3 ); see also 29A Am.

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State v. Browngreen
sc · 2018 · cited in 1 South Carolina opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
2 sentences

2026See Rule 901(b), SCRE (listing "[b]y way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, . . . examples of authentication or identification conforming to the requirements of th[e] rule"); Brown, 424 S.C. at 488 , 818 S.E.2d at 740 (explaining that all "evidence must be authenticated or identified in order to be admissible"); State v. Green, 427 S.C. 223, 230 , 830 S.E.2d 711, 714 (Ct. App. 2019), aff'd as modified, 432 S.C. 97 , 851 S.E.2d 440 (2020) ("The authentication standard is not high, and a party need not rule out any possibility the evidence is not authentic." (internal citation o

2026See Rule 901(b), SCRE (listing "[b]y way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, . . . examples of authentication or identification conforming to the requirements of th[e] rule"); Brown, 424 S.C. at 488 , 818 S.E.2d at 740 (explaining that all "evidence must be authenticated or identified in order to be admissible"); State v. Green, 427 S.C. 223, 230 , 830 S.E.2d 711, 714 (Ct. App. 2019), aff'd as modified, 432 S.C. 97 , 851 S.E.2d 440 (2020) ("The authentication standard is not high, and a party need not rule out any possibility the evidence is not authentic." (internal citation o

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in South Carolina. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
State v. Rich green
sc · 1987
2 sentences

2009Instead, it merely requires “ ‘evidence as to when and by whom the card was made and that the prints on the card were in fact those of this defendant.’ ” Anderson, 378 S.C. at 248 , 662 S.E.2d at 464 (quoting Rich, 293 S.C. at 174 , 359 S.E.2d at 282 ).

2009Instead, it merely requires “ ‘evidence as to when and by whom the card was made and that the prints on the card were in fact those of this defendant.’ ” Anderson, 378 S.C. at 248 , 662 S.E.2d at 464 (quoting Rich, 293 S.C. at 174 , 359 S.E.2d at 282 ).

12009–2009
State v. Anderson green
scctapp · 2008
2 sentences

2009Instead, it merely requires “ ‘evidence as to when and by whom the card was made and that the prints on the card were in fact those of this defendant.’ ” Anderson, 378 S.C. at 248 , 662 S.E.2d at 464 (quoting Rich, 293 S.C. at 174 , 359 S.E.2d at 282 ).

2009Instead, it merely requires “ ‘evidence as to when and by whom the card was made and that the prints on the card were in fact those of this defendant.’ ” Anderson, 378 S.C. at 248 , 662 S.E.2d at 464 (quoting Rich, 293 S.C. at 174 , 359 S.E.2d at 282 ).

12009–2009

Where else courts name it

TX 80 (1876–2026) OH 38 (1998–2026) PA 17 (1909–2025) IN 12 (1999–2020) NJ 10 (1994–2026) NY 9 (1952–2026) NM 8 (2021–2026) VA 8 (1998–2024) SC 8 (2009–2026) MS 7 (1991–2022) WI 7 (1986–2005) AL 6 (2011–2025) CA 5 (2013–2026) CT 5 (1975–2021) DE 5 (2017–2026) IL 5 (2018–2023) AK 4 (1990–2021) WA 4 (2002–2024) CO 3 (1985–2018) MI 3 (2007–2025) OK 3 (2017–2019) GA 3 (2016–2025) NE 3 (2005–2015) NV 2 (2025–2025) TN 2 (2015–2015) MD 2 (2015–2023) ID 2 (2024–2024) AZ 2 (2017–2022) MN 2 (1993–1997) IA 2 (2018–2021) HI 2 (2005–2015)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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