Oct 30, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI
A DUI conviction can change your life forever. Not to mention, if you’re convicted the consequences are far reaching. For example, you will lose your driver’s license, have to pay SR-22, install an interlock ignition device in your vehicle, and worst of all have a...
Oct 30, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI
Written by Coastal Law | Legally reviewed by Michael H. Wells | Last reviewed: October 30, 2017 Having your license suspended in SC is a major set back. From simple trips to the grocery store, to making that long distance drive to visit family–everything becomes...
Oct 26, 2017 | Criminal Defense
Judges take their dockets very seriously. So when you’re on a judge’s calendar—whether you’re appearing in General Sessions court, magistrate’s court, municipal court, or before a grand jury—you must also take the judge’s docket seriously. “Failure to Appear”...
Oct 25, 2017 | Criminal Defense
Most of us have had an encounter with law enforcement at one point or another. For the most common encounters like speeding tickets or parking violations, the police will likely let you go with a ticket or a warning. When brushes with the law are more serious,...
Oct 19, 2017 | Criminal Defense
It’s a fact that most criminal cases result in plea bargains and not trials. As many as 95-97% of cases depending on the jurisdiction. Why? If you believe that 95-97% of criminal defendants in South Carolina are guilty, you are wrong. If all of them are not guilty,...
Oct 18, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Fourth Amendment
Myrtle Beach police sometimes will enter a person’s motel room with the permission of the motel owner or manager but without a search warrant. Is this legal? Although many police officers “didn’t get the memo,” the Fourth Amendment applies to a motel or hotel room...
