SC · rules
SCRE 704
Opinion on Ultimate Issue
Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it
embraces an ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact.
Note:
This rule is identical to former Rule 43(m)(3), SCRCP, and former Rule 24(c), SCRCrimP.
It is identical to the federal rule as it existed prior the 1984 amendment which added
subsection (b) to the rule to prohibit expert testimony on the ultimate issue of
whether a criminal defendant is insane.
Provenance
- Source
- www.sccourts.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- supplied-sc-04-print-version-2026-10-02
- Content hash
be2248a6967ba8a2aef7acf129874963618651dd641e1c3d964f590b6907785f
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