In a disciplinary opinion last November, the S.C. Supreme Court publicly reprimanded a family court lawyer for issuing subpoenas without notice to the other side. In civil cases, including the family court, Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure require that a party provide notice to the other side when a subpoena is issued, [..]
This month the S.C. Supreme Court affirmed the requirement of lifetime sex-offender registration and lifetime electronic monitoring of juveniles who are convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. It’s a horrible case: a 15-year-old boy was accused of forcing oral sex and attempting anal sex with a 5-year-old child. As a consequence, he [..]
