Over 13,000 deaths occurred in 2021 alone as a result of drunk driving. Adherence to DUI laws could have prevented thousands of such incidents where drivers and other pedestrians got hurt or worse.
Cops know that there are many potential reasons for traffic violations. When...
Now more than ever, people have easy and instant access to the internet. However, since many people use the internet to share their thoughts and feelings without a filter, it can often come with significant legal risks. Social media and criminal cases do not play well together, and posting frequently online and...
Police use many tools to uncover evidence of criminal activity. Search and seizure is one such avenue, but under the law, it must be conducted with either a search warrant, the consent of the property owner, or enough probable cause that neither is required.
What is probable cause...
The U.S. war on drugs began in 1970, with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act. However, it wasn’t until President Richard Nixon stated to Congress that drug addiction had become “a national emergency” that America kicked off a campaign of criminalizing drug use. This campaign has persisted...
There is only a month left before Christmas time is here once again. This means that stores and businesses will soon be jam-packed with shoppers purchasing food, toys, and gifts they need to make the season as merry and bright as possible — but also as quickly as possible.
Both the U.S. and South Carolina Constitutions protect people from unreasonable searches and seizures, requiring the police to have a search warrant reviewed and signed by a judge to comply with these protections in many situations. Be that as it may, the police can occasionally conduct a search without a warrant.
The Constitution of the State of South Carolina guarantees bail for non-violent offenders, and throughout the state’s history, it has expanded that assurance by creating a statutory right to bail for all non-capital offenses. Equally importantly, that statute creates a presumption that favors release on recognizance (OR) without...
South Carolina has an unusual murder statute, as it does not define separate murder charges; in fact, the state law never uses terms like “capital murder,” “first-degree murder,” or “second-degree murder.”
Nevertheless, the statute defines three punishment levels for murder, which roughly correspond to the punishments other states associate...
If you supplied another person with drugs that led to an overdose death, it’s possible that a South Carolina court will bring criminal homicide charges against you. This can occur even in cases where you shared your drugs for free, not expecting payment for them.
Fortunately, an experienced
Child custody hearings are notoriously contentious, but they sometimes cross the boundary between civil matters and criminal charges.
In some cases of custodial interference, criminal charges are justified because one parent attempts to keep the other from access to the child. In other cases, one...
