A man critically injured while riding his motorcycle after being struck by an alleged drunk driver was awarded over $28 million.  Plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries on March 6, 2020, when he was involved in an automobile crash with defendant. According ...

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The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings requiring video recordings to visually depict a defendant under DUI charges being advised of his Miranda rights but refused to overturn a dismissal of charges against a defendant based on violations ...

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A South Carolina magistrate crashed head-on into a truck and has been charged with his second driving under the influence offense. Magistrate Jacob Gillens, 70, of Eutawville was charged with first-offense driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration ...

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  A kidnapping victim’s two DUI convictions were properly withheld from a jury despite the assailant’s efforts to have them offered as impeachment evidence, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. The court also ruled that the kidnapper’s name ...

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Court records say a South Carolina school district’s superintendent has been charged with DUI. News outlets cite the Greenville County records as saying Cherokee County School District Superintendent Quincie Moore was charged Sunday with DUI. Records show she was released ...

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  The words “Final Order,” written in the caption of a court order, does not a final order make, the South Carolina Supreme Court held June 27. In Spalt v. South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, a unanimous high court ...

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GAFFNEY (AP) Prosecutors say a South Carolina woman charged with DUI in a crash that killed one person and seriously injured another has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of probation. Seventh Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette of ...

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CHARLESTON (AP) A South Carolina man is charged with driving under the influence after authorities say he crashed into a highway patrol vehicle that was stopped on the side of an interstate. Multiple media organizations report that 27-year-old Michael Hazel ...

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State v. Reece (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-009-18, 5 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Pickens County Circuit Court (Letitia Verdin, J.) S.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The state’s evidence from a forensic toxicologist, an accident reconstructionist, and law enforcement showed that defendant ...

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A South Carolina federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Santee Police Department of turning a blind eye to drunken driving incidents as part of a scheme to lower the town’s crime rate.

Tagged with: DUI J. Michelle Childs Public Duty Santee U.S. District Court