Articles on South Carolina Law

Have you ever wondered what happens when someone gets hold of your social security number, driver’s license, date of birth, passwords, login usernames, or other information?

When someone is supposed to hold money or property for someone else’s benefit, but they fraudulently convert that money or property to their own use, they can be criminally charged with breach of trust in SC.

When someone is charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a minor in South Carolina, you may be thinking of some unsavory “judgy” terms like “child molester.” But this is not always the case. There are many reasons why people are charged with this type of criminal offense.

For the purposes of this article, we are focusing on someone being in jail for reasons other than as a result of a conviction. In other words, someone has just been arrested and you want them out of jail. Or, someone was picked up on an arrest warrant and is awaiting their trial. Maybe the person was arrested by police after an investigation was conducted and an arrest warrant was issued. Either way, the person is now in jail as a result of a criminal charge but before any trial.