Aug 25, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Ethics, Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Not all police officers, and not all the time. They lie because they are human, and most humans lie when it is in their self-interest. They lie because they know that courts will accept their lies. They lie because they know there are no consequences, for them, for...
Aug 24, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
Every criminal defendant has a right to be present at the trial of their case. What happens when the trial begins and they are not there? The trial can go forward without you if the state can prove that you had notice of: 1) The date and time of your trial; and 2) The...
Aug 23, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Ethics, Marijuana Prohibition, Personal Injury
We have successfully handled many possession of marijuana cases in the Myrtle Beach, Conway, Columbia, and Charleston, S.C., areas for our clients. Some are dismissed prior to trial, some are resolved by pre-trial intervention or pleas, and some are resolved by a...
Aug 16, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Fourth Amendment, South Carolina Appellate Opinions
Last month, in State v. Dobbins, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a defendant’s convictions for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful disposal of methamphetamine waste, possession of a schedule two...
Aug 15, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Ethics, Marijuana Prohibition
If you meet with our marijuana defense lawyers in Myrtle Beach, Conway, Charleston, or Columbia, S.C. and ask for advice on how to grow marijuana, we will have a simple response for you. It is not yet legal to grow or sell marijuana in South Carolina. Don’t do it. In...
Aug 9, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Evidence Rules, South Carolina Appellate Opinions
Marvin Brown was charged with murder, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon in Charleston, S.C. His arrest and prosecution were primarily based on the victim’s identification of him in a photo line-up at the hospital after the shooting. The victim later died, and,...
