by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Marijuana Prohibition |
Mailing marijuana is illegal, the US Postal Service will intercept your package, and you may be arrested… This seems like it would be obvious, but people keep doing it. Every year, thousands of parcels are intercepted – for example, postal inspectors seized 39,301...
by admin | Jan 24, 2019 | Criminal Defense |
What is an Alford plea? An Alford plea may be an option when: A person is charged with a crime that they did not commit, refuse to admit they committed, or can’t remember committing; The evidence tends to prove that they committed the crime; They are facing a serious...
by admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Marijuana Prohibition |
How do police bust marijuana grow rooms? Marijuana is illegal in South Carolina – possession of marijuana, distribution of marijuana, and, obviously, growing marijuana will all get you arrested, although legalization of medical marijuana for limited purposes could...
by admin | Dec 7, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Technology and the Law |
Recently, a lot of people are asking, “Is Amazon Echo recording me?” Amazon’s official response is that the device is listening, but it only begins recording when it hears the wake-up command, “Alexa.” Despite this, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the...
by admin | Nov 22, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges |
The SC criminal defense lawyers at Coastal Law know that, if you have drug trafficking charges in Myrtle Beach, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney who will fight to win your case. Why? Drug trafficking charges are the most serious drug charges in SC –...
by admin | Nov 16, 2018 | Criminal Defense, First Amendment |
In recent years, we have seen over and over how a citizen recording of a police encounter can change the outcome. Can I record the police in SC, though? Before the proliferation of cellphones and other easy-to-use recording devices, a claim of police misconduct almost...
