Sep 9, 2021 | Criminal Defense, Local News
Based on the FBI’s most recent US Crime Report, Myrtle Beach’s crime rates rank us as the 3rd most dangerous city in America. The crime rates in Myrtle Beach – even when broken down into categories like violent crime and property crime – are much higher than those in...
Jul 22, 2021 | Criminal Defense, Fourth Amendment
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...
Jun 4, 2021 | Criminal Defense, Traffic Tickets
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...
Mar 18, 2021 | Criminal Defense
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...
Feb 19, 2021 | Criminal Defense
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...
Nov 6, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Traffic Tickets
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...
