South Carolina Criminal Defense Blog


Commentary and news on criminal defense issues with a focus on South Carolina.

Author: Bobby G. Frederick practices at the Frederick Defense Firm in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Trials & Litigation • Evidence • States • South Carolina • Solo / Small Firm • Private Defense

Recent Posts from South Carolina Criminal Defense Blog


  • Citizens arrest

    Citizens self arrest form. Because: If you witness a crime, it is your civic duty to report the crime to the police. When a crime is committed, you have the right and responsibility to make…

  • Clinton police officer arrested for DUI

    Clinton police officer Joshua Howell was arrested for driving under the influence early Friday morning. Maybe he is guilty, maybe not - just one more in a long string of South Carolina law enforcement officers…

  • Montejo Part I

    Every criminal defense lawyer needs to read this opinion and consider what it means to our clients and to the ever-diminishing protections we are given by the Constitution. In a nutshell, Montejo overruled Michigan v.…

  • Horry County verdicts

    Miles Ferguson was acquitted of homicide by child abuse this week following a trial that took nearly two weeks. Stephen Stanko was sentenced to death this week after his second trial and conviction. After he…

  • Prelude to Montejo - U.S. marshal Stewart Cottingham

    I skimmed over Montejo v. Louisiana when it was released in May of this year, and did not take the time to read it and study it. That was a mistake - this is a…

  • The other side

    Remy Orozco gets harrassed by the cops, and Paul Kennedy shares his experience not getting selected as a juror.

  • Candor to the court

    Yesterday as I waited for my client's case to be called at a preliminary hearing in Georgetown (edit: a preliminary hearing is a probable cause hearing, where only the officer is permitted to testify and…

  • Louisiana Capital Appeals Project director accused of embezzlement

    The director of the Capital Appeals Project in New Orleans, Louisiana apparently resigned this month amid allegations of embezzlement: The director of a nonprofit death penalty appeals agency abruptly resigned this month as state officials…

  • Legal marketing

    This is hilarious, and what is sad is that there are real ads out there that come close to this - note that this guy uses some of the stock photos that you see in…

  • Public defender charged with DUI

    The 14th circuit public defender was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Tuesday night (the 14th circuit includes Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Colleton and Allendale counties). The public defender who oversees the 14th Judicial…