Do police need an arrest warrant before arresting someone in SC? If you are handcuffed, taken to jail, fingerprinted, and charged with a crime, don’t police need an arrest warrant to show that a judge found probable cause and so you know exactly what you are charged...
If you have been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, your ticket might actually say: “failure to give information and render aid.” What does that mean? Charges for “leaving the scene of an accident” cover six possible scenarios, ranging in severity from...
Charges for public intoxication or disorderly conduct in SC are often referred to as “public drunkenness,” although disorderly conduct charges cover a much broader range of conduct than being drunk in public. What’s the difference between these charges, what type of...
What is breach of trust with fraudulent intent? More importantly, when is breach of trust not breach of trust? In far too many cases, alleged victims of breach of trust, law enforcement, and, in some cases, prosecutors will have someone arrested and charged with...
If you accumulate three or more serious traffic violations in SC or ten or more violations that carry four points or more, within three years, you will be declared a habitual traffic offender in SC. That means your license will be “revoked,” although the revocation...
If you are charged with simple possession of marijuana in SC, you may be scratching your head and asking, “Why?” Although small amounts of marijuana are either legal or decriminalized in most of the states now, SC is not one of them. Police in SC can take you to jail...
