South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Feb 3, 2025

Georgia cuts loose more people from probation after a fitful start

ATLANTA (AP) — For three years, Jamariel Hobbs was confined to Georgia, unable to travel freely or move where he wanted to. At the beginning, a probation officer showed up […]

Sep 6, 2024

Ex-deputy avoids prison sentence over sexual contact with students

COLUMBIA — A former sheriff’s deputy at a high school — who also was a record-breaking basketball player two decades ago at the University of South Carolina — has been […]

Aug 14, 2024

Ex-chief who raided newspaper faces felony obstruction charge

TOPEKA, Kan. — A former Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of […]

Jul 26, 2024

Boeing case now in hands of federal judge

The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 […]

May 29, 2024

Decision upends J6-involved lawyer’s bid to regain license

A federal judge has denied a South Carolina lawyer’s bid to quickly regain his law license after he was convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. […]

May 21, 2024

Hunter Biden’s attorneys press for gun trial delay

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden pressed for a delay Monday in his federal gun case, asking an appeals court to pause the Delaware trial set to begin next month. Defense attorneys […]

Aug 22, 2019

Ex-SC official to stay in jail after prostitution bust

A former member of the board that oversees South Carolina highways will have to stay in jail until a federal court hearing to determine if he violated probation when authorities […]

Feb 13, 2018

Former South Carolina lawmaker avoids prison for misconduct

BEAUFORT (AP) A former South Carolina lawmaker avoided prison Feb. 12 when a judge sentenced him to two years on probation for his guilty plea to a misdemeanor corruption charge. […]

May 11, 2016

4th Circuit establishes standard for arresting probationers

That which a district court judge called “murky” is crystal clear now, thanks to a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that establishes reasonable suspicion as the standard needed […]

May 4, 2016

Civil Rights – ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ Needed for Probation Arrest

Jones v. Chandrasuwan (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-079-16, 23 pp.) (Floyd, J.) No. 15-1110, April 28, 2016; USDC at Greensboro, N.C. (Osteen, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Probation officers must have “reasonable […]

Oct 23, 2014

SC House Speaker pleads to 6 charges; no jail time

COLUMBIA — Former South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell avoided jail time but lost the House seat he has held for more than 20 years after he pleaded guilty Thursday […]

Aug 28, 2014

Criminal Practice – Sentencing – Burglary – Suspended Sentence – CSP Violations

State v. Blakney (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-102-14, 14 pp.) (John Geathers, J.) (John Few, Ch. J., dissenting) Appealed from Richland County Circuit Court (G. Thomas Cooper Jr., & Brooks Goldsmith, […]