South Carolina Forcible Entry Law
<h1> United States of America v. Fermin Ortuno Valdovinos </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charleston, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of an alien after removal, subsequent to a conviction of an aggravated felony, and violation of supervised release.</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Years Federal Prison for Illegal R... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - SC)<h1> United States of America v. Jake Rupert </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbia, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with walkaway escape from a federal residential re-entry facility. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Gang Member Returned to Federal Prison </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (01-15-2025 - SC)State of South Carolina v. Shelton Brown
<h2><br> Charleston, South Carolina murder, first-degree burglary, second-degree arson and possession of a weapon during a violent crime charges criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Shelton Brown was accused of killing Essie Benekin in her home after breaking in and attepting to burn the house down on the way out.<br> <br> The perpetrator stabbed or cut the victim ... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - SC)The State of South Carolina v. Kierin Marcellus Dennis </center
<h2><br> Lexington, South Carolina murder defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Dennis, at the time a recent graduate of Lexington High School (LHS), was indicted for murder based on the stabbing of a student from the rival school, Dutch Fork High School (DFHS), after a basketball game on February 17, 2014. The stabbing occurred in the parking lot of a Cook-Out restaura... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - SC)The State of South Carolina v. Gregg Pickrell </center
<h2><br> Camden, South Carolina first-degree murder criminal defense lawyer represented Gregg Prckrell accused of murdering Robert Lamont Demary.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Demary and Pickrell did not live together but were somewhat romantically involved. Pickrell contends Demary routinely abused her. The shooting occurred within the relatively tight confines of Pickrell's bedroom in her residence. P... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - SC)United States of America v. Freddy Antonio Avila-Velasquez
<h2><br> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted reentry of removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. <br> </h2><br> <br> Subject to subsection (b), any alien who—<br> (1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, an... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - SC)Loretta Gilbert v. The United States of America
Florence, South Carolina personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant United States of America on a Government Tort Claims Act theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Loretta Gilbert, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Lamont Johnson and on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries, for medical malpractice against The United States of America. The Plaintiff filed ... More...
$0 (05-23-2022 - SC)United States of America v. Carl Dean Churchman
Columbia, South Carolina making false statements charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Carl Dean Churchman.<br> <br> Churchman, a former Westinghouse Electric Corporation Vice President and the Project Director of the V.C. Summer Nuclear project, and was charged with making a false statement to an FBI agent during the investigation of the failed nuclear project at the V.C. Summer s... More...
$0 (06-14-2021 - SC)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ERIC SCOTT, a/k/a Houlio, a/k/a Houli, a/k/a God, a/k/a U-God
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$0 (01-22-2019 - SC)Constance M. Huff and Ray Huff v. Timothy Craig Groshans and XPO Express, Inc. and Cliffside Transportation Services LLC
Charleston, SC - Jacqueline Ann McCann, deceased, by and through her Personal Representatives<br> personal representative Jacqueline Ann McCann, Constance M. Huff and Ray Huff v. Timothy Craig Groshans and XPO Express, Inc. and Cliffside Transportation Services LLC on personal injury, wrongful death, auto negligence and respondea superior theories.<br> <br> <P><br> 09/04/2018 349 MEMORANDUM OF L... More...
$0 (09-07-2018 - SC)United States of America v. James Jacob Parrish, Jr.
Columbia, NC - North Carolina Man Sentenced to 105 Months Imprisonment After Pleading Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition Stemming from Mall Standoff<br> <br> James Jacob Parrish, Jr., age 36, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was sentenced in federal court to 105 months imprisonment with 3 years of supervised release to follow. Parrish plead guilty last November to be... More...
$0 (07-24-2018 - SC)Deborah Meek Hickerson v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Deborah Meek Hickerson sustained serious internal injuries in a personal watercraft (“PWC”) accident and filed a complaint in the District of South Carolina against the manufacturers of the PWC, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (collectively “Yamaha”). In her complaint, Hickerson alleged product liability claims under South Carolina law for design and warning def... More...
$0 (02-24-2018 - SC)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LEONARD OLIVER <table> <td>
Leonard Oliver pleaded guilty to attempt to possess with intent to distribute 500 <br> grams or more of cocaine and was sentenced to ten years in prison, the mandatory minimum <br> sentence for the offense given his criminal record. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(B), 846.1 <br> The district court entered its judgment on September 30, 2011. The following year, Oliver <br> filed a tLeonard Oliver p... More...
$0 (12-20-2017 - SC)United States of America v. Jose Hernandez
Florence, SC - Man Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry Charges<br> <br> Jose Hernandez Guerrero, age 39, from Pamplico, was sentenced in federal court in Florence, South Carolina, for Illegal Re-entry into the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2). United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell, of Florence, sentenced Guerrero to 15 months imprisonment followed by thr... More...
$0 (06-22-2017 - SC)Timothy Nelson Evans a/k/a Timothy N. Evans a/k/a Timothy Evans a/k/a Tim Evans v. State of Mississippi <table> <td>
Evidence adduced at trial revealed that in the spring of 2009, Evans moved into<br> Holling’s home as her tenant. The two previously had been romantically involved, but that<br> relationship had ceased before Evans moved in with seventy-year-old Holling. On the<br> morning of January 2, 2010, fifty-two-year-old Evans and his friend, Joe Thomas, were on<br> the way to perform a carpet-cleaning jo... More...
$0 (06-19-2017 - SC)<b>James D. Robertson v. State of South Carolina</b>
On March 26, 1999, Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of his parents, armed robbery, and financial transaction card fraud. Over the course of the next four years, Petitioner filed a direct appeal through appointed counsel, moved to relieve appointed appellate counsel, and filed a pro se appeal to this Court on July 25, 2003. Ultimately, following a judicial determ... More...
$0 (12-16-2016 - SC)United States of America v. Jamal Antwan Lewis
Florence, SC - Man Sentenced to 262 Months Imprisonment on Firearm Charge<br> <br> Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Jamal Antwan Lewis, 30, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced in federal court to 262 months’ imprisonment, followed by a term of five years’ supervised release. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell imposed the sentence.<br> <br> On May 3, 2016, Lewis was fo... More...
$0 (10-19-2016 - SC)United States of America v. Mark Anthony Stone
Columbia, SC - Felon Responsible for Three State Police Chase Sentenced to 71 Months Imprisonment on Firearm Charge<br> <br> Mark Anthony Stone, age 32, of Rabun, Georgia was sentenced for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain of Anderson sentenced Stone to seventy-one months imprisonment, three years of sup... More...
$0 (10-05-2016 - SC)Susan Tappeiner v. State of South Carolina
In February 2009, Victim informed his school resource officer that he was sexually assaulted by Tappeiner, his forty-two year old neighbor. Victim stated the assault happened in August 2008, approximately seven weeks before his fourteenth birthday. <br> According to Victim, on that August night, he went to Tappeiner's house with his sister and a neighbor to watch movies with Tappeiner, her husban... More...
$0 (05-05-2016 - SC)Jomer Hill v. State of South Carolina
In December of 2000, Kenneth Goldsmith and Clifton "Trey" Brown (Trey) were shot at a "liquor house" where locals regularly visited to buy drugs, drink alcohol, gamble, and socialize. Goldsmith died at the scene and Trey was transported to a hospital where he later died. The case became a cold case when investigators were unable to identify a suspect. Officers sought to reopen the case by seeki... More...
$0 (03-06-2016 - SC)Thompson v. Pruitt Corporation
On January 11, 2011, Respondent, Mae Ruth Davis Thompson (Daughter), and her brother, Andrew Phillip Davis (Son), had their mother, Eula Mae Davis (Mother), transferred from Piedmont Medical Center to a nearby nursing home facility owned or operated by Appellant UniHealth Post Acute Care-Rock Hill (UniHealth). A UniHealth employee presented an Admission Agreement, an Arbitration Agreement (AA), a... More...
$0 (03-06-2016 - SC)The State Of South Carolina v. Daniel J. Jenkins
In 2006, H.M. (the victim) lived by herself in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. At the time, she worked for a local bakery, to which she commuted by bicycle or bus. During her commute, the victim frequently passed Jabbers, a local grocery store, and casually greeted the people loitering outside, many of whom lived in the area and often gathered there. Although the victim did not know any of t... More...
$0 (12-28-2015 - SC)United States of America v. Juan Fuentes-Morales and Ruben Ceja-Rangel
Columbia, SC - Cartel Connected Kidnappers Found Guilty on All Counts<br> <br> Juan Fuentes-Morales and Ruben Ceja-Rangel on 8 charges related to the armed abduction of a St. Mathews man that occurred in July of 2014. Evidence presented during the trial established that Ruben Ceja-Rangel (age 58) traveled from his home in Groveland, Florida in early June or July of 2014, for the purpose of conspi... More...
$0 (10-26-2015 - SC)Jone Doe 2 v. President John W. Rosa
Charleston, SC - Fourth Circuit affirms dismissal of claim against President of The Citadel for failing to act on report of sexual abuse of two minor boys<br> <br> The appellants in this consolidated appeal were the plaintiffs below, John Doe 2 and Mother Doe, on behalf of John Doe 2’s younger brother, Doe 3 (together, “the Does”).1 Beginning in 2005 and continuing through July or August 200... More...
$0 (07-28-2015 - SC)United States of America v. Megan Nichole Hanson Mosteller
Megan Hanson Mosteller was charged with theft of government funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. As a result of evidentiary problems occurring during her trial, Mosteller moved for a mistrial, which the district court granted on the condition that she waive her rights under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 through 3174 (the Speedy Trial Act, or the Act). More than 70 days after ... More...
$0 (02-04-2014 - SC)United States of America v. Fabian Montes-Flores
Appellant Fabian Montes-Flores ("Appellantâ€) challenges his sentence of 46 months imprisonment, imposed as a result of his conviction pursuant to a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 for illegal reentry into the United States after being previously removed. In this appeal, Appellant argues the district court erred by employing the modified categorical approach to determine that his prior convic... More...
$0 (12-02-2013 - SC)Shannon Ranucci v. Corey K. Crain
Three years after suffering a collapsed lung following a medical procedure, Shannon Ranucci filed a Notice of Intent to File Suit (Notice) against Corey K. Crain, M.D. Ranucci subsequently filed an affidavit of a medical expert. The circuit court granted Dr. Crain's motion to dismiss Ranucci's Notice for failure to file the medical expert's affidavit timely. Ranucci appeals, arguing the circuit... More...
$0 (01-25-2012 - SC)Carolina Convenience Stores, Inc. v. City of Spartanburg, S.C.
Carolina Convenience Stores, Inc., Harry Lancaster, Jr., and Willard Oil Company, Inc. (collectively, CCS) appeal the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Spartanburg (the City) on CCS's inverse condemnation claim against the City. We affirm.<br><br>FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY<br><br>This appeal stems from a hostage incident that occurred at CCS on July 19, 2004. Because ... More...
$0 (05-09-2012 - SC)Peggy Ann Mullarkey v. DAvid D. Mullarkey
David D. Mullarkey (Husband) appeals the family court's denial of his motion to enforce, or in the alternative, to modify certain provisions within a 1999 order of separate support and maintenance concerning his military retirement benefits. We reverse and remand.<br><br>FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY<br><br>The parties married in 1980. By that time, Husband had served several years in the United ... More...
$0 (01-25-2012 - SC)Shannon Ranucci v. Corey K. Crain
Three years after suffering a collapsed lung following a medical procedure, Shannon Ranucci filed a Notice of Intent to File Suit (Notice) against Corey K. Crain, M.D. Ranucci subsequently filed an affidavit of a medical expert. The circuit court granted Dr. Crain's motion to dismiss Ranucci's Notice for failure to file the medical expert's affidavit timely. Ranucci appeals, arguing the circuit... More...
$0 (01-25-2012 - SC)Barbara Solley v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Barbara Solley filed suit for conversion, slander of title, and negligence against Navy Federal Credit Union (the Bank) after Jimmy L. Mullins, Sr., with whom she owned a house, obtained a mortgage on the house from the Bank without her knowledge. The Bank was held in default after it failed to answer Solley's complaint. After the special referee required Solley to elect the theory of damages, s... More...
$0 (02-01-2012 - SC)Justine O'Toole Lucey v. Amy Meyer
In this civil action involving an employment contract, Justin O'Toole Lucey and Justin O'Toole Lucey, P.A. (Firm) (collectively Appellants) appeal the trial court's denial of their motion to compel arbitration. Appellants contend the trial court erred in: (1) finding the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) did not apply because the relationship between Firm and Amy Meyer did not involve interstate com... More...
$0 (03-28-2012 - SC)Glenda Wilder v. Blue Ribbon Taxicab
Blue Ribbon Taxicab Corp. (Blue Ribbon) appeals in this default negligence action. We affirm.<br><br>FACTS<br><br>Glenda Wilder filed this action against Blue Ribbon and Freddie W. Pryor, which alleged negligence arising from an automobile accident.[1] Wilder provided an affidavit of service on Blue Ribbon, alleging service was made on May 12, 2006, to Barbara Dotson, Blue Ribbon's president and... More...
$0 (11-09-2011 - SC)White Oak Manor, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Company
Respondent White Oak Manor, Inc. (White Oak) owns and operates a nursing home in York County. In 2005, White Oak filed a declaratory judgment action against its insurer, Appellant Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington), to adjudicate the contractual obligations between the two. Lexington did not answer within thirty days and was declared to be in default. The trial court denied Lexington's mot... More...
$0 (08-10-2011 - SC)Glenda Barron v. Labor Finders of South Carolina
We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in Barron v. Labor Finders of South Carolina, 384 S.C. 21, 682 S.E.2d 271 (Ct. App. 2009). We affirm as modified.<br><br>FACTS<br><br>A. Employment History<br><br>Petitioner began working for respondent in respondent's Charleston office around 1990. During petitioner's employment, respondent planned to open a second office locatio... More...
$0 (08-01-2011 - SC)Lonnie J. Davis v. KB Home of South Carolina, Inc. and Jeff Meyer
In this wrongful termination case, KB Home of South Carolina, Inc. and Jeff Meyer[1] (collectively Appellants) appeal a circuit court judgment denying their motion to compel arbitration. On appeal, Appellants contend the circuit court erred in: (1) determining the validity of an arbitration clause contained in Lonnie Davis's employment application when that threshold determination was arguably fo... More...
$0 (07-13-2011 - SC)Glenda Barron v. Labor Finders of South Carolina
Petitioner began working for respondent in respondent's Charleston office around 1990. During petitioner's employment, respondent planned to open a second office location in the Charleston area and informed petitioner she would be promoted to regional sales manager for both Charleston locations. In 2004, petitioner signed an agreement acknowledging her status as an at-will employee and setting h... More...
$0 (08-01-2011 - SC)Karen Harris v. The University of South Carolina
Karen Harris appeals the jury's verdict in favor of the University of South Carolina (the University) on her negligence claim for damages resulting from injuries she suffered in a fall on University property. Harris argues the trial court erred in (1) charging the jury on the Limitation on Liability of Landowners Act, commonly known as the Recreational Use Statute (the RUS)[1], (2) charging she c... More...
$0 (02-03-2011 - SC)Donald C. Austin v. Stokes-Craven Holding Corp., d/b/a Stokes Craven Ford
Donald C. Austin (Austin) filed suit against Stokes-Craven Holding Corporation d/b/a Stokes-Craven Ford (Stokes-Craven), an automobile dealership, after he experienced problems with his used vehicle and discovered the vehicle had sustained extensive damage prior to the sale. A jury found in favor of Austin and awarded him $26,371.10 in actual damages and $216,600 in punitive damages.<br><br>Stoke... More...
$0 (03-09-2010 - SC)Ronnie Lane v. Gilbert Construction Company, Ltd.
In this premises liability action, a jury found for Respondent Ronnie Lane (Lane) in the amount of $75,000. The trial court then granted Lane's motion for a new trial absolute, which ruling Gilbert now challenges on appeal. We affirm.<br><br>FACTS<br><br>Appellant Gilbert Construction Company LTD (Gilbert) entered into an agreement to renovate McLeod Regional Medical Center (Hospital). The ren... More...
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