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Juveniles can be registered as sex offenders for life
Sentencing a juvenile to register as a sex offender and to wearing an electronic monitoring device for the rest of his life is not unconstitutional, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled earlier this month. The court’s unanimous May 3 decision in In re Justin B. held that goal of the state’s sex offender registry and […]
State loses fight over life sentences for juveniles
The legal fight over juvenile sentencing standards in South Carolina is finished. But its ending segues into a new challenge for some of the state’s trial judges, prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys.
Criminal Practice — Constitutional – Eighth Amendment – Juvenile Defendants – LWOP
Aiken v. Byars (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-130-14, 19 pp.) (Kaye Hearn, J.) (Costa Pleicones, J., concurring) (Jean Hoefer Toal, Ch. J., joined by John Kittredge, J., dissenting) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Even though petitioners, who were juveniles when they committed their crimes, were not subject to mandatory sentences of life without parole, since their sentencing […]
For adults only: Jury trials aren’t suited for those under 18, the state Supreme Court rules
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected an argument for allowing juveniles to have jury trials, unanimously holding that the state’s constitution does not entitle underage defendants to be tried in front of juries, despite language in the constitution that says anyone has the right to a jury trial. Justice John Kittredge wrote in the […]
Criminal Practice – Juvenile – Constitutional – Jury Demand
In re Stephen W. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-072-14, 6 pp.) (John Kittredge, J.) Appealed from Richland County Family Court (Angela Taylor, J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Even though, when our state constitution was adopted, juveniles had the right to a jury trial in criminal prosecutions, the current Children’s Code is an inherently different process from […]
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
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Stericycle decision forces evaluation of policies, practices
- Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
- Court cases add new twists to legal language
- It’s all business, especially the busyness
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- 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
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