Since The Exonerated is an exciting addition to the Spoleto line up this year, we thought we’d take a look at an exoneration that made headlines in South Carolina recently. In 1944 an African American teenager named George Stinney Jr. was arrested and charged with the murder of two white girls, ages 11 and 7.
Charlestonians are again gearing up for Piccolo Spoleto, arguably the biggest event of the year in the Lowcountry. Theatrical production The Exonerated, the recipient of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ 2003 Champion of Justice Award, will return to the line up this year. The choice is not a surprising one, considering the
The Charleston County Sheriff’s office will soon be outfitting all deputies with body cameras. A council committee approved this decision on Thursday, noting that 270 cameras will be purchased, along with the equipment needed to download and store footage. $250,000 has been appropriated for these expenses. According to The Post and Courier, “The funds will
The U.S. Supreme Court made an important ruling today stating that extending traffic stops to let drug dogs sniff cars violates American’s Fourth Amendment Rights. The court ruled in a 6-3 vote that “a police stop exceeding the time needed to handle the matter for which the stop was made violates the Constitution’s shield against
In the wake of the national attention the Walter Scott shooting has brought to Charleston, body cameras continue to be a hot topic in the media. Now that the Berkeley County Sheriff’s race is underway, the debate is in the forefront more than ever. The Republican primary for Berkeley County Sheriff will draw voters on
The shooting death of an unarmed African American man, Walter Scott, by a North Charleston Police Officer, Michael Slager, has been front page news here in Charleston since it happened last weekend. Walter Scott was killed after the officer fired 8 shots. The fact that the incident was caught on camera by a civilian bystander
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Charleston is getting involved by hosting some powerful events for our residents.According to the Post and Courier, “People Against Rape will hold its Take Back the Night march and vigil from 7-9 tonight in Charleston.The one-mile march will start at the Unitarian Church on Archdale Street and continue
Over a month after his controversial DUI arrest, Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt has resigned. Dewitt feels he has cast a shadow over the Sheriff’s post, a position he has held for 20 years. His arrest on December 28 sparked a public outrage and cause many citizens to call for his resignation. Dewitt fled a
At the Mastantuno Law Firm, we frequently represent our clients at bond hearings and are often faced with trying to get high bonds reduced. Unfortunately in today’s legal system, defendants charged with minimal crimes often sit in jail much longer than necessary. The truth is sometimes they are not able to pay the bond required
South Carolina has long had a domestic violence problem. Our Governor, Nikki Haley, is now attempting to tackle that problem by chairing a new domestic violence task force. Instead of focusing on penalties convicted abusers receive, Haley plans to address South Carolina’s culture of violence against women. Haley isn’t the only one who thinks fixing
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