Articles on South Carolina Law

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 20 people per minute are abused by an intimate partner in their life. Domestic violence is defined as violence or abuse (physical or emotional) against a spouse or intimate partner.

In South Carolina each year, thousands of drivers are charged with DUI — driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or some other substance that impairs judgment. 

It's natural to think that many of these arrests come as a result of DUI checkpoints, and that these checkpoints are making the roads safer for drivers that obey the laws. But, are they really?

After the embarrassment of being arrested for a DUI, the panic and anxiety of what will happen next sets in.

What can be done to keep this DUI arrest from making me lose my job? Will this one mistake follow me the rest of my life? What defenses do I have? Can an attorney even do anything?

“I blew over the legal limit so I know there’s nothing a lawyer can do.”

This is something that many potential clients tell me. But did you know that there may be something a lawyer can do for your DUI case even if you blew over the legal limit in SC?

This is the third part of a three part blog series on the most commonly used DUI Field Sobriety Tests. Part 1 covers the Horizontal Nystagmus Gaze Test, and Part 2 covers the Walk and Turn Test. This blog will cover everything you need to know about the One Leg Stand Test.