Are There Bacteria and Parasites in Myrtle Beach Swimming Pools? Every year, millions of vacationers travel to Myrtle Beach, SC, to enjoy fun in the sun, our beaches, swimming pools, and water parks. Drowning accidents are not the only danger at Myrtle Beach’s pools...
What Happens When Your Probation is Revoked in SC?
If you’ve ever gotten in trouble with the law in South Carolina and ended up on probation, you know what a hassle the legal system can be. Reporting to your probation officer, following all of the rules and conditions of probation, and living with the threat of prison...
10 Truths & Myths About Vehicle Searches by Police in SC
One minute you’re driving down the highway minding your own business. The next minute, you’re being detained on the side of the road as a police officer is asking for permission to search your vehicle. Don’t the police need a search warrant to perform vehicle searches...
Field Sobriety Tests are Not a Reliable Indicator of Marijuana Intoxication
Massachusetts’ Supreme Court released an opinion this week finding that the standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs) commonly used by officers to detect alcohol impairment cannot be used to determine marijuana impairment. South Carolina has not decided this issue nor...
Can a Bouncer be Liable for Assault and Battery?
A bouncer at Derriere’s Gentleman’s Club in Myrtle Beach allegedly punched a dancer in the face and dragged her off stage last weekend. Bouncers and security guards are hired by clubs, hotels, and other establishments to protect the clientele and to eject drunken or...
Is DRE Testimony Admissible in a S.C. DUI Trial?
South Carolina’s appellate courts have not yet decided the issue of whether DRE testimony is admissible at trial, but the courts will most likely admit DRE testimony when: 1) The officer is qualified as an expert; and 2) The testimony is limited to the officer’s...
Myrtle Beach DUI Defense: Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Testimony
South Carolina’s DUI laws make it illegal for a person to drive a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Most people think of alcohol when they hear DUI, but the law also covers both legal and illegal drugs. You can’t determine whether a person is intoxicated on drugs with...
Can You Get a DUI on a Lawnmower in South Carolina?
You can be charged with DUI in South Carolina if you are in or on any vehicle that is powered by a motor. South Carolina police have charged people with DUI while: Riding a lawn mower, Driving a tractor, and Riding a moped (even when S.C.'s DUI law didn’t cover...
Criminal Profilers: Two Cases are Now Waiting for the Supreme Court
Last week, the S.C. Court of Appeals reversed a Lexington, S.C. conviction for murder and armed robbery based on the testimony of a criminal profiler. In State v. Prather, the Court of Appeals dodged the issue of whether a criminal profiler’s testimony should ever be...
Defective Construction of Charleston, S.C. Condos
A recent South Carolina Court of Appeals opinion affirmed a verdict of nearly $10 million for Charleston property owners compensating them for the damages that they suffered from defective construction of their condominium units. When developers lie to prospective...