South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 28, 2026

Home detention cannot exceed remaining incarceration authority

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that home detention under 18 U.S.C. § 3563(b)(19) may be imposed only as a substitute for incarceration and therefore cannot, when […]

Jun 25, 2026

Sentencing enhancement vacated for lack of predicate felony findings

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a felon-in-possession conviction but vacated the defendant’s 100-month sentence, holding that the district court failed to identify or make the factual […]

Jun 17, 2026

Judge formally ends US prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank after Trump deal

A federal judge dismissed on June 17 the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal indictment of Halkbank after President Donald Trump’s administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-run lender, ending a […]

Jun 17, 2026

Luigi Mangione due in court June 17 in CEO murder case

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk, is due for a hearing in state court on June 17 ahead […]

Jun 17, 2026

Sentencing enhancement vacated for Virginia firearm conviction

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a felon-in-possession defendant’s sentence after concluding that a prior Virginia conviction for using a firearm during a robbery was improperly treated as […]

Jun 12, 2026

Sam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday lost his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. In a unanimous decision, […]

Jun 10, 2026

Sentencing enhancement vacated for lack of firearm findings

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a felon-in-possession defendant’s 84-month sentence, holding that the district court failed to make the factual findings necessary to support a homicide-related sentencing […]

Jun 9, 2026

COA grants immunity in Myrtle Beach ‘stand-your-ground’ shooting

Sufficient evidence supported findings that the shooting was justified under the state’s Protections of Persons and Property Act, the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled, affirming a trial court’s decision […]

Jun 8, 2026

SC Attorney general drops opposition to unsealing ‘Egg Juror’ records in Murdaugh case

The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office has reversed course and is now supporting the unsealing of private court records related to the dismissal of a juror during Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 […]

Jun 4, 2026

Fabrication claims revived in wrongful conviction lawsuit

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived fabrication-of-evidence claims brought by two men whose murder conspiracy convictions were vacated more than 20 years after they were sentenced […]

May 28, 2026

Death sentence upheld after intellectual disability claim rejected

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that a death-row inmate failed to prove he is intellectually disabled and therefore constitutionally exempt from execution under Atkins v. Virginia. The court […]

May 20, 2026

Forfeiture mandatory after money laundering convictions

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for money laundering, conspiracy and transportation of stolen goods, but reversed a U.S. District Court ruling that denied the […]