Imagine playing a board game without knowing the rules. That's kind of what it's like talking to the police without a lawyer. It can be really risky. The police are there to keep us safe, but if they think you did something wrong, their job is to find out the truth. When you ...
Lexington County has recently adopted a consolidated court process to resolve all Domestic Violence 3 rd Degree charges. This means that every DV 3 rd ...
If You are Planning on Pleading Guilty, Do You Still Need a Lawyer?
A lot of people feel like they need to just plead guilty. They may think that hiring a lawyer is too expensive, or that nothing can be done to help ...
No one is surprised that the holiday season results in an uptick in DUI charges. But did you know that this is also the time of year where many people ...
How serious is a General Sessions level domestic violence case?
General Sessions is the name for the criminal court in South Carolina of unlimited jurisdiction. That means that it is the court designed to prosecute ...
A common issue in defending CDV charges is assisting clients who have been charged with either a 2nd or 3rd offense Criminal Domestic Violence charge. ...
Why hoping someone won't come to court doesn't work.
Many CDV defendants rely upon their partner or another witness not coming to court to testify against them. They beleive that because the other person ...