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 […]

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 […]