by kentcollinslaw | Aug 9, 2017 | Criminal Offenses
Maybe you run or manage a business. By day, you’re helping customers, managing your employees, and overseeing your thriving business. On the side, you’re making some extra cash. In the beginning, you probably didn’t think it was a big deal. Maybe you even felt...
by kentcollinslaw | Aug 9, 2017 | Criminal Offenses
Buying a “hot” car from the neighborhood hookup. Selling items you don’t own on Craigslist. What do they have in common? They’re considered crimes—receiving stolen property or goods. Buying, receiving and possessing stolen property all fall under the category of...
by kentcollinslaw | Jun 14, 2017 | 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 | May 25, 2017 | 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 | May 19, 2017 | 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 | May 10, 2017 | 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 | Apr 13, 2017 | Criminal Offenses
After road tripping through Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, you’re back home in South Carolina, meeting up on a friend’s porch to share a few souvenirs. You pull out your brand new bong and a bag of weed you scored at a local shop in Denver. Your wide-eyed buddy says,...
by kentcollinslaw | Mar 21, 2017 | 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 | Mar 9, 2017 | 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...
by kentcollinslaw | Mar 7, 2017 | Criminal Offenses
What do you think of when you hear names like Enron Corporation, Countrywide Mortgage or AIG? These scandals made headlines, even history, for the intensely deceptive business and financial practices in which these companies were engaged. Another element these crimes...
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