Drug Dogs and Traffic Stops
What to do if… Police extend a traffic stop to conduct a drug dog sniff What to do if police extend a traffic stop to …
Traffic Stops – Can Police Search Your Car?
Can police search your car during a traffic stop? Traffic stops and when police can and cannot search your car. Do you have any defenses …
DUI Checkpoints Charleston, South Carolina
Many of us have seen or come across a DUI checkpoint. Do you know what your rights are if you are forced to enter one? …
Defenses to unlawful police searches
In another victory for the Fourth Amendment, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that drug evidence discovered during a traffic stop was the result of an unlawful …
Can Police Open My Car Door?
Can police open my car door during a traffic stop? In McHam v. State, a case of first impression, the South Carolina Supreme Court was asked …