
ALEX KORNFELD IS 2022 LEGAL ELITE ACCORDING TO GREENVILLE BUSINESS MAGAZINE
Greenville Business Magazine has named Alex Kornfeld as a legal elite. The publication states the honor is given and that only attorneys in the region are...
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VOICES DEFENDANT HEARS IN HIS HEAD DECLARED HEARSAY; DEFENDANT’S RIGHT TO TESTIFY IS LIMITED IN STATE V. BREWTON
Lance Antonio Brewton was charged with murdering Natalie Niemitalo. Brewnton and Niemitalo had an on-again, off-again relationship for approximately two...
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Do South Carolina prisoners get conjugal visits?
No. Currently, only four states allow inmates to receive conjugal visits: they are California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington. In Lyons v....
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“WHAT HAPPENS IN MARION COUNTY, STAYS IN MARION COUNTY”
“WHAT HAPPENS IN MARION COUNTY, STAYS IN MARION COUNTY” On September 16, 2016, Mr. Russell Levon Johnson drove to Marion County, SC...
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“EW, DAVID”, ORANGE MIGHT NOT BE YOUR COLOR
DO INMATES HAVE TO WEAR AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT TO TRIAL No, a defendant does not have to go to trial while wearing an orange jumpsuit or a jail uniform. On...
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DO SOUTH CAROLINA PRISONERS GET CONJUGAL VISITS?
No. Currently, only four states allow inmates to receive conjugal visits: they are California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington. In Lyons v....
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South Carolina Court of Appeals Rules Convicted Defendant’s Have “Polling Rights”
In 2017, Randy Wright was charged and convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in Berkeley County, just north of Charleston. Wright...
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ENTRAPMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The affirmative entrapment defense consists of two elements: (1) Government inducement & (2) Lack of predisposition to commit the crime. A defendant...
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WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE…
A REVIEW OF STATE V. SHA’QUILLE WASHINGTON AND ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY On August 25, 2013, at a nightclub in Huger, South Carolina, Trey Manigault and his...
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POLICE AUDIO RECORDINGS DEEMED HEARSAY AND BURDEN SHIFTING
SC COURT OF APPEALS GRANTS WASHINGTON A NEW TRIAL On August 21, 2015, someone broke into a Johns Island home and stole a rifle, a Husqvarna weed eater, and...
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