South Carolina Criminal Defense Legal Questions

If you were served with a subpoena, which is a court order to appear in court on a certain date and at a certain time, you are required to appear in court on the date stated on the subpoena. Failure to do so can result in the judge issuing a bench warrant or body attachment for your arrest. The police will be looking for you and when found will arrest you and eventually bring you to court to explain to the judge why you disobeyed the subpoena. The court can find you in contempt of court and sentence you to jail. If you refuse to testify, the court can also find you in contempt and sentence you to jail. You may want to talk to the D.A. and explain why you do not want to testify, but it will be up to the D.A.... Read More

Hire an attorney to represent you for the reckless driving charge. Most likely, a traffic law attorney can get the charge reduced to a lesser offense, maybe even "illegal parking." If you want to fight this in court, you will need to hire an attorney to try the case for you, which can be expensive.... Read More

I already said NO. The guardian has to prove that the person was incompetent when the gifts were given, not incompetent now.She has no authority to enter your property without your permission. She does have the right to start a lawsuit or motion to require you to come to court, but without a court order, she cannot take back any property. She is not a police officer and so she cannot come onto your property without permission.... Read More

A "Ticket" (citation) is only issued for summary offenses, motor vehicle violations, etc. Possession of Paraphernalia is a misdemeanor. You are either going to get a speeding ticket (citation) in the mail or a summons for the drugs. Hope for the former, which is probably what will happen as the possession on you would be hard to prove given your buddy taking the blame.... Read More

There is no statute of limitations in New York for rape or murder. You should always tell your lawyer the truth and let him advise you from there. So many people are vindictive and just want to get even and they falsely accuse others. This can result in a charge of making a false police report or the conviction of an innocent person. If you were 16 consent is not possible and it would be statutory rape but it is doubtful that he would be convicted after all these years.... Read More

Slammed what does that mean? and why? And what does the officer say? Why don't you start by telling internal affairs if you think an officer overreacted, or tell the police chief. Doesn't sound like much of a case in any event you can sue anybody but proving fault and damages is something else.... Read More

Probably. Call whatever court it is that you missed and find out. A lot of times, like with a preliminary hearing, you can turn yourself in and they will issue you new court papers. Be aware though, sometimes this isn't the case and you have to go to jail. If you can't get a specific answer to this from the court personnel, hire a lawyer.... Read More