Criminal Defense

We applaud Patrick McLaughlin, a past president of the S.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, who recently explained in a newspaper column how South Carolina’s DUI videotape law protects a DUI defendant’s rights to justice and the court’s right to the truth. In an essay for The State newspaper, McLaughlin…

A change in South Carolina law imposes an additional penalty on some first-time offenders convicted of DUI charges. “Emma’s Law,” which went into effect in October, extends the use of ignition interlock devices to individuals who have had a single conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) with a blood-alcohol…