Underage drinking laws in South Carolina are strict—and the consequences can follow you long after the night is over. Whether you’re a college student, a parent, or someone facing charges, understanding these laws is essential to protecting your record and your...
The movies glamorize just about everything, especially crimes. When it comes to burglaries, most don’t involve cracking a safe with a stethoscope, decrypting security system passcodes, or scaling a 10-story building. And very few burglars, if any, have the skills of...
Whether intentional or unintentional, shoplifting isn’t a so-called "victimless crime." Shop owners are eager to press charges against customers who try to take more than what they pay for even though in some cases it was an oversight. You didn’t intend to shoplift....
While there are many different types of sexual crimes, perhaps the biggest is Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC), more commonly known as rape. What pushes up a crime from sexual assault to criminal sexual conduct is some sort of penetration. Even if the penetration is...
We’ve all seen television crime dramas where someone is charged with attempted murder. You may even have a favorite white knight of a defense attorney who you've seen take down prosecutors in one fatal swoop. Unfortunately, the South Carolina legal system is almost...
If you or a loved one has fallen victim to heroin, you know how all-encompassing a heroin addiction can be. Aside from the physical and emotional effects of heroin, you may also have to deal with the legal impact if you are arrested with the drug or with...
If you’ve been caught by the police with cocaine in your possession, you're about to face a legal battle. Depending on how much cocaine police found in your possession, you could be facing charges for: simple possession, possession with intent to distribute (PWID), or...
You don’t have to be a drug kingpin like Walter White in Breaking Bad to find yourself with a criminal charge related to crystal meth. In fact, meth charges are unique in South Carolina because there are so many charges that do not apply to other drugs. For instance,...
Despite the fact that marijuana has been legalized in a handful of states for medical and recreational use, possession or distribution of the drug is still very much illegal in South Carolina. Whether you’re a frequent user, an occasional “social” user of marijuana,...