In criminal cases involving drug violations, there can be a number of potential effective defense strategies, depending on the facts of the case. One important area for defendants to keep in mind is the constitutional protections provided by the Fourth Amendment,...
Destroying another person's property without consent qualifies as vandalism. This could include making unnecessary changes, painting graffiti, breaking windows and even hacking into someone's personal website and making changes. Although some people consider vandalism...
With all the reports of violence in schools lately, the news of a student bringing a gun onto school property is enough to send everyone into a panic. It happened right near here in Williamsburg County in early February. In the early hours of the school day, reports...
In the state of South Carolina, getting caught as a minor in possession (MIP) of alcohol is a misdemeanor offense. As a result of that classification, some people fail to take this charge as seriously as they should. Being charged with and convicted of an MIP offense...
Driving Under Influence (DUI)) and Driving While Impaired (DWI) are serious offenses under the Federal Laws of the United States. In South Carolina, the law has set five levels of DUI misdemeanors.Level 1 is the most severe. Its punishment is a fine not exceeding...
Many young adults are alarmingly naive about the future ramifications of an arrest and conviction on marijuana charges. After all, some figure, if it's legal in some states already, just how serious can it be?It can be plenty serious. For starters, South Carolina's...