On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Defense
Police in South Carolina reported that an investigation into an armed robbery in Laurens County on the morning of June 5 led to the discovery of a methamphetamine production facility and the arrest of five people. The events unfolded at a residence on North Old...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Defense, Violent Crimes
An 18-year-old South Carolina teen who was being sought in connection with a fatal shooting turned himself in to the York County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, the Rock Hill resident might be charged with murder. He faces a sentence of between 30 years and...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Defense, White Collar Crimes
South Carolinians must be careful with their stock trading if they are in possession of material nonpublic information. If they act on it, they could be charged with the crime of insider trading. This is exactly what happened to an attorney for Apple who allegedly...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Defense
Criminal defense in South Carolina is not limited to the trial. After the trial has been completed, criminal appeals might be necessary. For people who are concerned about how to lodge an appeal, one key aspect is understanding how many appeals are allowed under the...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Mar 19, 2020 | Criminal Defense
Although every state has slight variations in the language they use, the charges they bring against people and the specific penalties involved, unwanted or non-consensual acts of physical contact, as well as threatening words or behavior, are generally against the...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Defense, Felonies
A South Carolina man has been accused of posing as an adolescent boy in order to engage in an obscene online exchange with a 13-year-old girl from Kentucky. The 39-year-old Cheraw man was taken into custody on May 19 following a brief investigation involving law...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Dec 23, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Before the year ends, Congress must decide whether to make an emergency order by the Drug Enforcement Agency permanent. People in South Carolina who are facing charges related to selling drugs may only have sold small amounts to friends. Critics of the temporary DEA...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Dec 9, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Racial disparities continue to affect the criminal justice system in South Carolina and across the United States. Despite highly publicized issues drawing attention to racial bias in criminal prosecution and sentencing, black people are still much more likely to be...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Nov 14, 2019 | Criminal Defense
In South Carolina courtrooms, judges are expected to be as unbiased as possible when making rulings and imposing sentences on those accused of crimes. Recent studies have shown that remaining unbiased in the courtroom may be more difficult than once...
On behalf of William G. Yarborough Attorney at Law | Aug 21, 2019 | Criminal Defense
Online privacy is a hot-button issue in South Carolina and around the country, and technology companies have been dragged over the coals by the media when they have sold confidential information to unscrupulous third parties or allowed malicious hackers to gain access...
