Feb 21, 2018 | Criminal Defense
The problems: Police shootings, racial profiling, excessive force, corruption. The solution: Robot cops. At least, that’s what some people think. As self-driving cars become more common on the roadways, Ford has filed a patent for a law-enforcement version...
Feb 7, 2018 | Criminal Defense
If you are arrested, who would you rather oversee setting your bail – a stern judge in a rotten mood, or a computer program designed by someone you will never meet? South Carolina courts are not yet using artificial intelligence (AI) to determine sentences in...
Feb 2, 2018 | Criminal Defense
County jails across the country, including J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway, SC, look more like debtor’s prisons every day, filled with people who are there only because they can’t afford to pay their bail. If you have money, you pay the amount...
Jan 23, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
You’ve had surgery – you didn’t have a choice and you’ve done everything the doctors recommended, and now you’re in horrible pain. Who would you rather be in charge of helping you find relief – a medical doctor or a politician? This is just one of...
Jan 11, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Traffic Tickets
It was just a speeding ticket. Do you really deserve to have your license suspended? You couldn’t afford to pay the fine, so now the state has taken away your ability to drive – and along with it your ability to make a living. How can you possibly pay the...
Jan 10, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
If you have a drug problem, at the end of the road you are likely to find prison, institutions, or death. If you go to prison because of drugs, your situation is not likely to improve as you are now separated from family, friends, and the community that could have...