by kentcollinslaw | Criminal Offenses
Consider two scenarios: Scenario 1: Person A enters a gas station and threatens the attendant, insisting all cash be handed over immediately… or else. The attendant quickly follows the instructions, and Person A leaves the gas station with a bag full of cash. Scenario...
by kentcollinslaw | Criminal Offenses
While TV crime dramas often tell the story of personal motivations, laws, perceptions and processes in an hour-long episode, but crimes and consequences in real life tell a different story. Real-life criminal cases, from beginning to end, certainly take much longer...
by kentcollinslaw | Criminal Offenses
The bar is packed. A rowdy Baylor fan has been insulting your Gamecocks all night long. Then you hear those four dreadful words… “Let’s take this outside.” Before you leave that bar, know that in South Carolina, if “let’s take this...
by kentcollinslaw | Criminal Offenses
From McDonald’s goofy Hamburglar to a sophisticated burglar in a Hollywood heist, pop culture’s portrayal of burglary doesn’t reflect the reality of this serious charge. In South Carolina, if you break into a building and plan to commit a crime once...
by kentcollinslaw | Criminal Offenses
Did you know that in South Carolina, you don’t actually have to steal merchandise to be charged with shoplifting? If a store employee, security or law enforcement officer accuses you of concealing merchandise, that’s enough to have you potentially face charges —...
by kentcollinslaw | Criminal Offenses
In June 2016, Brock Turner, a Stanford University swimmer, was convicted of raping an unconscious woman in California. The case drew national attention and sparked heated emotions about Turner’s sentence, which many people felt was too short: six months in jail with...
