What are the Citizen’s Arrest Laws in SC?

What are the Citizen’s Arrest Laws in SC?

SC law allows you to make a citizen’s arrest under certain circumstances, and SC’s citizen’s arrest laws also authorize you to kill a person under certain circumstances after dark.  We see a lot of commentary where people complain about SC’s Stand Your Ground law (the...
Preliminary Hearings in Myrtle Beach and Conway, SC

Preliminary Hearings in Myrtle Beach and Conway, SC

If you are charged with a crime in General Sessions Court in Horry County, SC, you are entitled to a preliminary hearing.  Preliminary hearings can be an important stage in your case where 1) your case could be dismissed for a lack of probable cause or 2) even if your...
Why Would a Personal Injury Lawyer Turn Down Your Case?

Why Would a Personal Injury Lawyer Turn Down Your Case?

Why would a personal injury lawyer turn down your case?  Attorneys do not take every case that calls or walks through the door, and it is a common saying among lawyers that an attorney is defined as much by the cases they turn down as the cases they accept.  If you’ve...
Common Causes of Large Truck Crashes in SC

Common Causes of Large Truck Crashes in SC

What are the most common causes of large truck crashes?  If you spend any time traveling on SC’s highways, you know that 18-wheeler crashes happen far too often.  But why? What is causing the outrageous number of large truck collisions on SC’s roads?  Below, we will...