by MediaBeast | Apr 23, 2015 | Legal Blog, Civil Rights, Crime in the News
As a criminal defense lawyer, I have been told more lawyer jokes than I could possibly remember. I hear the snickers and feel the disapproving stares. If I have been asked once I have been asked a thousand times “how can you sleep at night knowing the people you...
by MediaBeast | Apr 15, 2015 | Legal Blog, Civil Rights, Crime in the News
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — After Julius G. Wilson was stunned with a Taser in August, he and his lawyers considered filing a complaint against the officer who discharged it, Michael T. Slager. For months, though, they did not act. But after Mr. Slager was charged last...
by MediaBeast | Mar 28, 2015 | Legal Blog, Civil Rights
Previously, we discussed why you should have a your criminal record expunged but how do you go about the process and how can a criminal defense lawyer help? As far as various public documents are concerned, in South Carolina, you can sometimes erase the past. Under...
by MediaBeast | Jul 28, 2014 | Legal Blog, Civil Rights
According to South Carolina law, Title 56 – Motor Vehicles, ARTICLE 23, SECTION 56-5-2930. Operating motor vehicle while under influence of alcohol or drugs; penalties; enrollment in Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program; prosecution. (A) It is unlawful for a...
