Why do you do it? Why do you represent those people? The question implies a lifetime of watching television shows and movies – fiction, mostly - where the good guys wear blue, and the bad guys always get locked up. Occasionally, if an innocent person gets caught up in the criminal courts, our fair and ...
South Carolina’s legislature passed a Constitutional Carry Law this year, H. 3594, which was signed by the governor and went into effect on March 7, 2024. SC gun laws now permit anyone who is not otherwise prohibited (by their criminal record, for example) to carry a handgun anywhere in the state (except for a limited ...
Can convicted felons vote in South Carolina? “Felony disenfranchisement” laws across the country prevent over 5.85 million Americans from voting in the U.S., giving them no say in who represents them and no voice in the decisions that, for example, create the laws that resulted in their convictions or prison sentences. Most states, including South ...
Just because you did it doesn’t mean you’re guilty… People are still talking about this billboard, and they are mostly describing it as “sleazy” or “unethical” lawyer advertising. Is it “lowering the bar,” though? Non-criminal defense attorneys might think so – you know, the ones in the white-collar firms who would never take one of ...
According to thousands of mothers across the United States of America, smoking marijuana while pregnant has helped them stay healthy during their pregnancies, helping them to gain weight and relieving symptoms of morning sickness, acid reflux, headaches, and dizziness. On the other hand, government researchers have said that marijuana use harms unborn children they don’t ...
Is there a backlog of untested rape kits at SLED, South Carolina’s state law enforcement agency? The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) handles the DNA testing for most of our state’s law enforcement agencies, including the testing of rape test kits collected in hospital emergency rooms around the state. According to Fox Carolina, SLED ...