4701 Oleander Drive, Suite A
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
4701 Oleander Drive, Suite A
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
In State v. Rampey, decided on October 5, 2022, the SC Supreme Court reversed a CSC with a minor conviction, finding that the Allen charge given by the court at Rampey’s trial was unconstitutionally coercive. What the heck is an “Allen charge?” It doesn’t come up…
Mistake of age is not a defense to statutory rape in SC. If you are over the age of 18 and you have consensual sex with a minor under the age of 16, you can be charged with statutory rape in SC, and “I thought…
When should juvenile offenders be required to register as sex offenders? To be clear, we are talking about children who have been charged with sex offenses – many of whom are only acting out their own abuse that they have suffered at the hands of…
Once you’re on it, it can be extremely difficult for most people to get removed from the sex offender registry in SC. Once you have a conviction that requires registration, there are very few ways that you can get removed from the sex offender registry.…
Sex offenses in SC have some of the strictest sex offender registry and electronic monitoring requirements in the country. A conviction for a sex offense can result in a requirement of lifetime registration and, in some cases, lifetime electronic monitoring in SC. The requirements have…
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