Monthly Archives: January 2010

Coastal Carolina Baseball Picked to Win BSC

Today the Big South Conference’s Head Baseball Coaches voted Coastal Carolina University’s baseball team the conference’s preseason favorite. The coaches also voted Coastal outfielder Rico Noel the Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and Coastal junior Cody Wheeler the Pitcher of … Continue reading

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DUI Busters: The New Vigilantes

Move over prostitution. The hottest controversy on Craigslist now appears to be the debate over the DUI Busters. According to Lawrence Taylor, the DUI Busters are the new vigilantes. These vigilantes say they are trying to put a stop to … Continue reading

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Time

I have been away from the keyboard for the last week or so with court and clients. I am reminded of an old question: what do we have plenty of but not enough? The answer of course, is time. It … Continue reading

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Surfside Beach mayor to likely lose license

The title to this post is the headline to an article in the Sun News today. State and local officials say they expect Surfside Beach Mayor K. Allen Deaton to have his driver’s license suspended, after he refused a breathalyzer … Continue reading

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Filed under DUI/DWI, Implied Consent Hearings, Uncategorized

Extreme Makeover for Horry County Police Officer

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in Horry County this week to build a new home for the Suggs family. This is a good story. According to the Sun News, Horry County Police Officer Derrick Suggs and his wife have a large family: Since … Continue reading

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Drug Charges Dismissed Against S.C. Officer

Earlier this week the Fourth Circuit Solicitor dismissed a possession of marijuana with intent to distribute charge against Officer Dominick Robinson. Robinson was a school resource officer. He has been suspended without pay since his arrest. According to WPDE news: Investigators say … Continue reading

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S.C. Supreme Court Issues Stay of Execution

Quincy Allen was scheduled to be electrocuted Friday January 8, 2010. Today the S.C. Supreme Court granted a stay so his lawyer can file a petition in the U.S. Supreme Court according to The State Newspaper. Allen, 30, was sentenced to death in … Continue reading

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S.C. officer charged with DUI after patrol car crash

The title to this post is the headline from an article in the Sun News breaking news today. According to the article, an Orangeburg County deputy was charged with driving under the influence after crashing a patrol car: Authorities told multiple media outlets … Continue reading

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