by tmwlaw | Jan 21, 2021 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
Considering Divorce in South Carolina? You may be surprised to learn that you can’t get divorced for the same reasons in every state – each state has its own “grounds for divorce” that must be proven before a divorce is granted. The Fault-Based & No-Fault Divorce...
by tmwlaw | Oct 31, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, DUI
Failure to appear in court in South Carolina can have serious consequences – when you are scheduled to be in court, your name is on the docket, and a judge is expecting you to be there. Showing up to court is not optional. In most cases, a bench warrant for failure to...
by tmwlaw | Aug 17, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
In South Carolina, possession-based drug charges are usually broken up into three types of charges: simple possession, possession with intent to distribute, and drug trafficking. There are other types of drug charges in SC that are not based on the weight of the drugs...
by tmwlaw | Aug 17, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
The phrase “drug trafficking” may conjure images of narco-traffickers, loading a small airplane with bricks of cocaine or heroin, with assault rifles casually hanging from their shoulders. In most cases, however, it is something else entirely. Any person who uses or...
by tmwlaw | Aug 8, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
Possession with intent to distribute drugs in SC, or PWID, is the “next step up” from simple possession charges. The penalties for PWID in SC are greater than the potential penalties for simple possession but less than the penalties for drug trafficking. The potential...
by tmwlaw | Aug 4, 2020 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
Possession of a controlled substance in SC can be a serious matter. Drug possession can carry a range of penalties and there may be a wide range of defenses to your drug charges, depending on the type of drug, your prior criminal history, and the circumstances of your...
