Nov 19, 2021 | Criminal Defense, Legislation
SC law allows you to make a citizen’s arrest under certain circumstances, and SC’s citizen’s arrest laws also authorize you to kill a person under certain circumstances after dark. We see a lot of commentary where people complain about SC’s Stand Your Ground law (the...
Nov 11, 2021 | Criminal Defense
If you are charged with a crime in General Sessions Court in Horry County, SC, you are entitled to a preliminary hearing. Preliminary hearings can be an important stage in your case where 1) your case could be dismissed for a lack of probable cause or 2) even if your...
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
Written by Coastal Law | Legally reviewed by Michael H. Wells | Last reviewed: October 13, 2026 A night out in Myrtle Beach can take an unexpected turn if an officer approaches you because you appear intoxicated, you get into an argument, or someone reports a...
