Law and Baseball

A friend of mine was arrested last September. He recently pleaded guilty and is in prison. I had not planned to write about it because it wouldn’t serve a purpose. I changed my mind after reading Mark Bennett’s post about friendship. A true friend is one who, when he finds out you are in trouble, [...]

If you go to court, don’t laugh. If you go to court and laugh, don’t have drugs on you. From the Sun News: A Fayetteville man who was waiting for his case to be heard Friday drew the ire of Judge Toni King after starting to laugh in a Cumberland County courtroom. Authorities said King [...]

Some blogging music by Johnny Rivers. If you look closely, you can tell that what I’m displaying is a blog post and not a damn FBI badge. The FBI wants Wikipedia to take this seal off its website. Seriously? Solidarity: Popehat, A Public Defender, Defending People, Gamso, Likelihood of Confusion, Simple Justice and Bobby Frederick.

Today we observe Memorial Day and honor our fallen soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. Some of us will. For others, today is simply another day off. Freedom ain’t cheap. For the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to pay for our freedom, I salute you. The words: Day is done, gone the sun, [...]

The S.C. Department of Public Safety held its 5th Annual DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony in Columbia today according to SC Now. Congratulations to the Conway Police Department for its award for Agency of the Year in the 51-100 officer category. Several local officers received individual awards. Officer of the Year: Conway Police Senior Master Patrol Officer Josh Scott. Trooper of the [...]

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 they’ve been married, Suggs and his wife have taken in six of her siblings when [...]

I am an old fashioned lawyer. Two months ago I didn’t know what a blog was. My friend introduced me to his blog and I started this one. Since then I have learned a great deal about the internet and blogs. I am, however, still very much the novice. I have found out that the [...]

Merry Christmas to everyone on this here wide world of web. I am reminded by Mark Bennett that today is the day when we celebrate the birthday of a first-century criminal defense lawyer. I remember that story from my childhood. I also remember the story where everyone in this country is innocent unless and until proven guilty. [...]

The title to this post is the headline of an article on breaking news from the Sun News. A Myrtle Beach man was arrested for punching a man and stealing his money after he told the victim he would help him buy marijuana. I guess the headline could have been: Myrtle Beach Police help man get [...]