The people of Greenville and South Carolina are entitled to certain levels of privacy including the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement. Increasingly, issues with respect to privacy relate to what is on our smartphones, devices and computers. For example, if we are accused of a crime, do the […]
Hotel Guests Have Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights
If you are traveling to Greenville or other communities here in upstate South Carolina, you have constitutional privacy rights when you stay at a hotel, motel or other lodging. South Carolina criminal law recognizes your rights to privacy with respect to your home and with respect to other places where you have a “reasonable expectation […]
DUI Laws and Criminal Penalties/Fines
Here in Greenville and upstate South Carolina, it is a crime to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol use or with high blood alcohol concentrations. If you find yourself pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence, call experienced DUI defense attorneys like the ones at The Law Office of H. Chase […]
How To Prove Mere Possession When You Are Charged With Intent To Distribute
Here in Greenville and in South Carolina generally, there are three broad categories of drug crimes: possession, possession with intent to distribute (“PWID”) and trafficking. Mere possession is a misdemeanor; the other two are felonies. The penalties are different depending on the drug(s) you are found possessing. If you are arrested and charged with a […]
Greenville SC Personal Injury Law – Bicycle Accidents
As winter turns to spring and summer approaches, more and more pedestrians and bicyclists will be on the roads of Greenville. That means an increase in bicycle accidents which often result in serious injuries and are statistically more fatal than accidents involving only vehicles. And, for obvious reasons, it is the cyclist that is the […]
Greenville Asset Forfeitures: Yes, Law Enforcement Can Seize Your Money And Keep It
Asset forfeitures have been in the news lately. The Post & Courier recently wrote a story about the Richland County Sheriff’s Office seizing $7,500 cash from an Army veteran living in Columbia. See article here. Law enforcement pulled over his car on the grounds that the car was similar to one that had been described […]
Greenville SC Auto Accident Lawyers Can Help If You Are Injured in a St. Patrick’s Day Car Wreck
Under normal circumstances, driving on the roads and highway of upstate South Carolina can be dangerous. Road construction, traffic congestion, weather conditions, mechanical failures and other causes can lead to wrecks and collisions. But when drivers drink and drive or drive while under the influence of drugs, the dangers increase by magnitudes. Certain holidays — […]
Greenville SC DUI Defense: What NOT To Do When Pulled Over For DUI
We here at The Law Office of H. Chase Harbin want to emphasize to all Greenville, SC and Greenville County drivers that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a crime. So, do not drink and drive. And remember that prescription and over the counter drugs can cause impairment just as easily as […]
Greenville Criminal Defense: What Is Motion to Suppress?
In general, the South Carolina Constitution and the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution requires that law enforcement obtain a warrant from a judge in order to conduct a search. If there’s a question about the validity of the warrant or if evidence is seized in the absence of a warrant, then the seized evidence […]
Greenville Gun Seizures: What Is a Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest?
The South Carolina Constitution protects the citizens of Greenville and South Carolina in general from unreasonable searches and seizures and unreasonable invasions of privacy by the government. See S.C. Const. Art. I, § 10. Similar protections are found in the the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution. The practical effect of these constitutional provisions is […]
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