Aug 22, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Evidence Rules
Is “good character” evidence admissible in a criminal trial? Character evidence is admissible in a criminal trial, but the rules on character evidence are often misunderstood by prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges. Can the defense introduce evidence of a...
Jul 11, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Marijuana Prohibition
Can I fly with marijuana if it’s legal? A surprising number of people try to board planes at the Myrtle Beach airport with marijuana in their baggage or even in their pockets… what happens when TSA agents find their stash? When someone tries to fly with marijuana, are...
Jul 4, 2019 | Criminal Defense, First Amendment, Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Written by Coastal Law | Legally reviewed by Michael H. Wells | Last reviewed: July 4, 2019 Cursing at a cop is protected speech. The United States Supreme Court and the South Carolina Supreme Court have made that clear for decades in a line of cases that arguably...
Jun 4, 2019 | CDV Domestic Violence, Criminal Defense
Written by Coastal Law | Legally reviewed by Michael H. Wells | Last reviewed: Oct. 2026 THE SHORT ANSWERIn South Carolina, domestic violence can be a felony when the charge is first-degree domestic violence or domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature...
Apr 11, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Julian Assange was evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London this week, and then promptly arrested by British authorities as the US simultaneously unsealed the Assange indictment for “conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.” What did Assange do, and what exactly...
Feb 19, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Marijuana Prohibition
Mailing marijuana is illegal, the US Postal Service will intercept your package, and you may be arrested… This seems like it would be obvious, but people keep doing it. Every year, thousands of parcels are intercepted – for example, postal inspectors seized 39,301...
