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Columbia firefighter charged with sexual conduct with minor
A Columbia fireman has been arrested and accused criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Former pastor pleads to kidnapping, sexual conduct
A former Lowcountry pastor will serve at least 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of kidnapping and three of criminal sexual conduct.
Criminal Practice – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Continuance Denied – Last-Minute Motion – Prosecution Argument – Burglary – Intent
State v. Meggett At the beginning of his trial -- nearly two years after he was arrested and seven months after he was notified that the case would be placed on the trial docket -- defendant moved for a continuance so he could have a comforter tested for two-year-old DNA. Defendant made no showing that the comforter had not been cleaned or used by anyone else in the interim. Based on defe[...]
Criminal Practice – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Continuance Denied – Last-Minute Motion – Prosecution Argument – Burglary – Intent
State v. Meggett At the beginning of his trial -- nearly two years after he was arrested and seven months after he was notified that the case would be placed on the trial docket -- defendant moved for a continuance so he could have a comforter tested for two-year-old DNA.
Criminal Practice – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Evidence – Prior Conviction – Jury & Jurors — Batson — Venue
State v. Taylor Given the similarities between defendant’s two rapes of the victim, the trial court did not err when it admitted evidence of the 1999 rape at defendant’s trial for the 1998 rape. We affirm defendant’s convictions and sentence of life without parole for criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree and kidnapping.
Abuse victim gets second shot at justice
When Kelly Waldron Bowles, 27, finally decided in 2002 to report years of sexual abuse at the hands of her former stepfather, a Dorchester County grand jury indicted Donald A. Baxter with second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and committing a lewd act upon a child. Baxter eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of aggravated assault and battery by taking indecent liberties [...]
Criminal Practice – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Lesser Included Offense – Assault – Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence
State v. Gilmore Even though defendant contends he and the victim had consensual sex after he battered her, he was not entitled to a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature because there was no direct evidence of consent and there was insufficient circumstantial evidence of consent: the events occurred in the context of the vi[...]
Criminal Practice – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Jury & Jurors – Pool – Child Victim – Forensic Interview – Expert’s Opinion – Corroboration Instruction
State v. Hill Even though two other juries had already been drawn from the jury pool, defendant failed to show that the remaining pool did not represent his peers.
Criminal Practice – Criminal Sexual Conduct – First Impression – Suicide Attempt – Evidence – Admissibility – Consciousness of Guilt – Evidence of Flight
State v. Orozco. Evidence that a man accused of sexual misconduct with minors attempted suicide after one of the children told her mother was admissible to show his consciousness . . .
Criminal Practice – Sentencing – Electronic Monitoring – Criminal Sexual Conduct – Parole Violation
Duncan v. State. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-010-11, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Colleton County Circuit Court. (John C. Hayes III, J.) S.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Although S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-540 was enacted after respondent’s conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor, respondent […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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