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South Carolina residents may be interested to learn that over 3,000 individuals will be released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons starting in late July 2019. The release is meant to comply with the conditions of the First Step Act, a criminal reform act...
A 33-year-old man told a judge that he shot and killed a man inside a South Carolina Walmart store because a third individual wronged him. The admission was made during a July 6 bond hearing when the victim's father asked the man why he had killed his son. The man was...
In South Carolina, a judge may issue a warrant for your arrest if someone accuses you of committing a crime. A judge needs probable cause to grant an arrest warrant, protecting your Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful arrest.Having a warrant out for your...
When police arrested a Florida man for marijuana trafficking violations, they allegedly discovered possibly incriminating information on the defendant's cell phone. Since the phone was locked, officers demanded that the defendant release his password, but the...
The American judicial system is complex. In fact, most U.S. lawyers go to school for at least seven years to become proficient in the law. If you face criminal charges, though, you must think about the quality of your legal representation. The Sixth Amendment to...
Residents of South Carolina can increasingly monitor their neighborhoods, connect with neighbors and report suspicious activity at the touch of a button. Community-oriented social media applications, like Nextdoor, Citizen and Amazon's Ring, have attracted many users....
Opioid abuse is a real crisis in America. Due to the soaring rates of addiction and overdose, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the epidemic an emergency for public health in 2017 and created a plan to increase education, support and...
Anyone facing an embezzlement charge in South Carolina should not overlook the seriousness of the matter. Without a proper defense, the prosecution can present evidence and statements to escalate the allegations into a white-collar criminal conviction. An arrest alone...
Some people in South Carolina may have heard about an executive with MillerCoors who was facing charges of fraud. The man had participated with others in a scheme from 2003 to 2013 that cost the company over $8.6 million. On May 16, he was sentenced to 46 months in...
Media outlets in South Carolina have reported that three people have been charged in connection with the 2018 murder of a 25-year-old man. A Greenville County Sheriff's Office representative said deputies believe that a 37-year-old woman and two men aged 24 and 25...