Nov 16, 2018 | Criminal Defense, First Amendment
In recent years, we have seen over and over how a citizen recording of a police encounter can change the outcome. Can I record the police in SC, though? Before the proliferation of cellphones and other easy-to-use recording devices, a claim of police misconduct almost...
Oct 29, 2018 | Criminal Defense
Most people don’t walk into our office and say, “Hey, how many years can you get me in jail?” Without fail, people are looking for alternatives to a criminal conviction. That could be a dismissal of their charges, an acquittal at trial, or a pretrial diversion...
Oct 5, 2018 | Criminal Defense
Everyone knows that there is a legal right to defend yourself if you are attacked – but, what are the rules for self defense in SC? If you get it wrong, you could be arrested, jailed, and even convicted for assault and battery or even murder charges – that is why it...
Oct 1, 2018 | Criminal Defense
In the wake of multiple decades-old sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh (allegations that may or may not be true and I’m not expressing an opinion on that here), many people are asking, “are there statutes of limitations...
Aug 18, 2018 | Criminal Defense
When you say, “forgery,” most people will imagine a person stealing someone’s checkbook and then signing the owner’s name to cash a check… That’s forgery. But, sometimes people are surprised to find that forgery in SC covers much more than a forged signature on a...
Jul 26, 2018 | Criminal Defense
South Carolina does not have sentencing guidelines. Should we? The federal courts, 15 states, and the District of Columbia have sentencing guidelines, and the federal courts, 22 states, and the District of Columbia have sentencing commissions whose purpose is to study...
