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...
Oct 8, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Marijuana Prohibition
What’s the procedure after a marijuana arrest? If you are charged with possession of marijuana in SC, you may be scratching your head and asking, “Why?” Although small amounts of marijuana are either legal or decriminalized in most of the states now, SC is not...
Aug 31, 2020 | Criminal Defense
A magistrate is a type of judge – depending on the context, it could mean a judge with a law degree who is authorized to handle serious matters in the federal court, or it could mean a non-lawyer judge who is only permitted to handle “small” cases in the state courts....
