Hollis v. Stonington Development, LLC (ex parte Lipscomb) Even though the appellant-developers have not been able to fully comply with the circuit court’s order to stop the discharge of sediment-laden storm water onto respondents’ residential properties, the evidence showed a good faith attempt to do so. Contempt is only proper when a party voluntarily and intentionally disobeys or disregards a court order.

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State v. Brandt The offense of criminal contempt has an element that the offense of forgery does not have, and vice versa. Therefore, defendant’s prosecution for forgery - after his criminal contempt conviction — does not violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. We affirm defendant’s conviction of forgery but remand so that he may be sentenced for a misdemeanor rather than a felony.

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Panas v. Panas. Where the defendant-husband is in contempt for failing to comply with a divorce decree and subsequent consent order, his appeal of the divorce decree is dismissed under the fugitive disentitlement doctrine. The fugitive disentitlement . . .

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By PAUL THARP, Staff Writer paul.tharp@sc.lawyersweekly.com Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith has been dead over three years, but the fight over her stuff drags on in South Carolina. Now an Atlanta law firm that represented two South Carolinians has ...

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Stern v. Shelley. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-037-10, 9 pp.) (Michelle J. Childs, J.) D.S.C. Holding: Because defense counsel was undoubtedly aware that she had retained copies of photos and documents that may have been estate property, when she had previously ...

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AAW Travel Center, L.L.C. v. Cola 20, L.L.C. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-144-10, 3 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Richland County Circuit Court. (J. Michelle Childs, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Unpub. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: ...

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