§ 1-35 Submission to Jury of Jury Charges in Writing

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§ 1-35 Submission to Jury of Jury Charges in Writing

State v. Lemire, 406 S.C. 558, 753 S.E.2d 247, 251-52 (Ct. App., 2014) ("'A trial court may, in its discretion, submit its instructions on the law to the jury in writing.' Furthermore, a party disputing the submission of the written charge must show prejudice to obtain relief on this ground. A trial court should use this practice sparingly and only when it will aid the jury and not prejudice the defendant. In any event, '[i]t is never appropriate ... to give only part of the charge to the jury.' We hold the trial court acted within its discretion in sending a written copy of the entire charge to the...