Sep 19, 2019 | Fourth Amendment
What are my rights during a police search in SC? There’s a lot of misinformation out there about when police need a search warrant and how you should interact with police if they ask to search you, your car, or your home with or without a warrant. Below, I’ll address...
May 30, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Fourth Amendment, Personal Injury
The Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) in Myrtle Beach regularly violates suspects’ constitutional rights by forcing their way into homes without knocking or announcing themselves, according to report from a US magistrate. A U.S. magistrate judge said in a document...
May 22, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Fourth Amendment
To some law enforcement officials in SC, the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure is an inconvenient obstacle to doing their job. They are always looking for ways to get around it and search people and their property with no warrant and...
Oct 18, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Fourth Amendment
Myrtle Beach police sometimes will enter a person’s motel room with the permission of the motel owner or manager but without a search warrant. Is this legal? Although many police officers “didn’t get the memo,” the Fourth Amendment applies to a motel or hotel room...
Sep 28, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Fourth Amendment
One minute you’re driving down the highway minding your own business. The next minute, you’re being detained on the side of the road as a police officer is asking for permission to search your vehicle. Don’t the police need a search warrant to perform vehicle searches...
Aug 16, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Fourth Amendment, South Carolina Appellate Opinions
Last month, in State v. Dobbins, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a defendant’s convictions for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, unlawful disposal of methamphetamine waste, possession of a schedule two...
