South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

CHESTER (AP) A South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison when he was 16 has been sentenced again to life behind bars for the 1988 double homicide. The Associated Press reports 46-year-old Theodore Harrison was sentenced June 15. His ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) At least 1 in 10 S.C. high-speed police pursuits in the past decade has resulted in a crash with an innocent bystander, often causing injury or death,  according to a review of media reports by The State newspaper. ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) Federal officials say they conducted a successful test earlier this year of a jamming technology some hope will help combat the threat posed by inmates with smuggled cellphones. A report obtained June 15 by The Associated Press details ...

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LEXINGTON (AP) Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina sent driver’s license information, crime scene photos and investigation information to his friends. The State Law Enforcement Division says 32-year-old Brandon Jones was charged June 16 with public official use or ...

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Solicitor Dan Johnson, chief law enforcement official in two Midlands counties, is out of a job, dethroned by a Columbia lawyer, Byron Gipson, who has never held public office. Just weeks ago, Johnson was seemingly a lock to win the ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A man serving 18 years in prison in South Carolina for burglary was rightfully convicted in part because he left his cellphone at the crime scene and a detective guessed his passcode as 1-2-3-4 instead of getting a ...

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SPARTANBURG (AP) A former town clerk in South Carolina has been arrested and charged with misuse of traffic fines and two town credit cards. The State Law Enforcement Division said in a news release that 46-year-old Tamala Wingate Redd of ...

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A Myrtle Beach attorney, who had his law license suspended in September after he committed a criminal act of voyeurism, was arrested June 5 in Surfside Beach and charged with indecent exposure. Police said Jacob Leon Parrott was charged after ...

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The son of a man who died at Lee Correctional Institution has sued the Department of Corrections, saying his father died May 2016 after he failed to receive proper care. Carnell Glover Jr. filed the complaint in Lee County Circuit ...

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As part of a larger effort to increase resources for prosecutors in the country, the Department of Justice is creating four new assistant U.S. district attorney positions in the District of South Carolina. “With four new assistant U.S. attorneys joining ...

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