Nov 27, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI
You’ve been investigated, questioned, arrested, fingerprinted, and locked in a cage for days before posting bond and returning home. Now you’ve got criminal charges hanging over your head, you may have lost your job because of the arrest, and the sobering reality of a...
Nov 21, 2017 | CDV Domestic Violence, Criminal Defense
In August, I wrote about the Supreme Court’s first opinion in Doe v. State. The SC Supreme Court held that South Carolina’s domestic violence laws, both criminal and civil, discriminate against same-sex couples and violate the Equal Protection Clause: The...
Nov 17, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI
As you step through the double glass doors at the front of the jail, you squint as the morning sun explodes in your vision. It’s been a long night. You had a couple of drinks at the bar with your friends, and on the way home an officer pulled you over. You did not use...
Nov 17, 2017 | Criminal Defense
Everyone knows that you have a right to an attorney if you are charged with a crime. If you can’t afford one, an attorney will be appointed to you. We hear it on television all the time, as police officers read Miranda rights to suspects. The Constitution...
Nov 17, 2017 | Alcohol Laws in SC, Criminal Defense
In all 50 states, it is illegal to drink if you are under the age of 21. Why? Did all 50 states somehow come to the same conclusion that 21 is the magic number and anyone younger than 21 cannot handle alcohol consumption? Wisconsin is considering lowering their...
Nov 16, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI
A DUI arrest can happen to anyone – we have seen doctors, lawyers, preachers, judges, school teachers, and just about every kind of person from every walk of life charged with DUI in SC. Being arrested and charged with DUI can be a traumatic experience for...
