by rhiltonlaw | Nov 30, 2021 | Court Process, Criminal
I see this all the time in lawyer advertisements and have really asked myself, should I be doing this too? Every time I arrived at the same answer-“no.” As a prosecutor of many years, there was nothing worse than dealing with a so-called...
by rhiltonlaw | Nov 30, 2021 | Court System, Criminal
As a Criminal Defense attorney in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester, I use these resources all the time. They are sometimes difficult to find, though, and so I thought I would pass the links on to you. Jail / Inmate Search Berkeley County Jail Inmate Search...
by rhiltonlaw | Nov 30, 2021 | Criminal, Elements, Penalties
You don’t need to be an attorney to know what an armed robbery is. But when folks hear the word “strong-arm” robbery many times I see confusion. This confusion is not unique to victims or defendants, but can be found in law enforcement and among some...
by rhiltonlaw | Nov 30, 2021 | Criminal, Sentencing
When we think of a “violent” offense we think of someone getting beaten, shot, or otherwise seriously injured. That type of injury is a good indicator of what might be or might not be a violent offense in South Carolina. As is true with many areas of the law, such...
by rhiltonlaw | Nov 30, 2021 | Criminal, Other
We are lucky here in South Carolina, that the Department of Motor Vehicles allows us to check their records to see if our drivers license is suspended, determine the number of points and a few other things. Trying to tell someone how to do this over the phone seems to...
