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Category Archives: Criminal Defense News
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SC WANTS TO BRING BACK THE ELECTRIC CHAIR – MYRTLE BEACH MURDER DEFENSE
It’s been a decade since South Carolina has electrocuted anyone. Because of problems with obtaining the drugs used to kill death row inmates, some state lawmakers are considering putting the electric chair back into action. Lethal injection has long been the preferred way of killing death…
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SC INTERNET CRIMES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
The internet is still like the wild, wild west – you can use it to find fortune, fame, or even love. It is also a minefield of online scams – some that are simple and easily avoidable, and others that are complex and often successful.…
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CREDIT CARD SKIMMERS FOUND ON HORRY COUNTY GAS PUMPS
Horry County officials and local media are warning residents to watch out for fraud after police found devices on gas pumps that can be used to steal credit card information. The strong reactions these kinds of crimes get from police and in the media can help innocent…
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Cbd oil and hemp farming in sc
There was a time when South Carolina law seemed very clear on cannabis. It was illegal, plain and simple. Greater understanding of the benefits of industrial hemp and other marijuana-related products like CBD oil has complicated the plant’s legal standing in SC. Let’s be clear…
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SC MURDER CONVICTION REVERSED BY COURT OF APPEALS
In State v. Prather, the SC Court of Appeals reversed a murder and armed robbery conviction based on improper “rebuttal testimony” by a criminal profiler. The Court should have addressed why a criminal profiler’s testimony is irrelevant and prejudicial, but they did not. By holding only…
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CDV IN SC: SUPREME COURT DECIDES NOT TO DISCRIMINATE, AFTER ALL
The SC Supreme Court issued its second opinion in the case Doe v. State last Friday, this time holding that same-sex couples are covered under SC’s criminal domestic violence (CDV) and civil domestic violence laws. The Court’s original decision, issued in July of this year, declared the definition of…
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SURETY BONDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Most people know that, if you do not appear in court, you may lose any bond that you posted when you were released. But what happens if a SC bondsman secures your release and then you do not appear in court? What if you do…
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SC SENATOR CHARGED WITH DUI AND LYING TO POLICE
A SC senator, who is also the chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee, was charged with DUI and providing false information to police after a traffic accident in Charleston. His wife was also charged with providing false information to police. Although the article is sparse on detail,…
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HOW TO FAIL A DRUG TEST
An Horry County man was arrested and charged with “defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests” after he tried to use old urine to cheat on a drug screen. He was apparently being drug-tested at the pretrial intervention (PTI) office in Conway, SC when the case worker realized…
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ATLANTIC BEACH SC POLICE CHIEF FIRED
Atlantic Beach’s police chief was fired on Monday. In September, he was charged with criminal domestic violence (CDV) 1st degree and unlawful conduct to a child. Although those charges were dismissed at a preliminary hearing on October 20, the town decided to terminate him as police chief…
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