"Reasonable doubt at a reasonable price."
- Andrew J. Johnston
THE ISSUES:
- WITH WHAT CRIMINAL OFFENSE HAVE YOU BEEN CHARGED?
- WHAT LEGAL AND FACTUAL DEFENSES EXIST?
- WHAT PENALTIES DO YOU FACE IF CONVICTED
- DID THE POLICE FOLLOW LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES?
- HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT GUILT OF ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE CAN BE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT?
- IS AN OUT-OF-COURT RESOLUTION LIKE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION A POSSIBILITY?
THE PROCESS:
- ARREST, BOND AND PRETRIAL RELEASE.
- PRELIMINARY HEARING.
- FIRST AND SECOND APPEARANCE - (STATE GENERAL SESSIONS COURT).
- TRIAL OR GUILTY PLEA.
- SENTENCING UNDER FEDERAL GUIDELINES - (FEDERAL COURT).
- APPEAL.
- POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS.
WHY CHOOSE ME:
- FORMER PROSECUTOR.
- FORMER PUBLIC DEFENDER.
- MEMBER, FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL.
- COMPLETED NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE WORKSHOPS.
- FOUNDING MEMBER, SC ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS.
- MEMBER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS.
- CERTIFIED BY THE SC SUPREME COURT TO ACT AS LEAD COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY CASES.
FEES:
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE.
JUST A FEW OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENSES HANDLED BY THIS FIRM:
State Crimes:
Crimes against the person including:
Murder, Manslaughter, Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Assault & Battery & Criminal Domestic Violence;
Sex Crimes including:
Criminal Sexual Conduct, Indecent Exposure, Obscenity & Criminal Solicitation of a Minor;
Property crimes including:
Burglary, Larceny, Arson, Shoplifting, Carbreaking, Bank Fraud, Breach of Trust & Forgery;
Drugs, Traffic violations & Firearms crimes including:
Trafficking, Possession and Possession with Intent and Distribution of Marijuana, Cocaine, Cocaine base (crack), Methamphetamine, Narcotics and Prescription Medications; DUI, DUAC, DUS, Habitual Traffic Offender violations & Fail to stop for blue light; Violation of the pistol act & Possession of Weapon in commission of a violent crime.
Federal Crimes:
Conspiracy, Possession of firearm by felon, Mail and Wire Fraud & Money laundering. Counterfeiting & Bank robbery.
SOME POSSIBLE DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES:
Accident
Alibi
Automaton or “sleep-walking”
“Bad” Search
“Bad” Stop
Battered spouse
Duress
Consent
Entrapment
Estoppel
Impossibililty
Involuntary intoxication
Insanity or lack of criminal responsibility
Lack of criminal intent
Laches
Mistake of law or fact
Mistaken identity
Necessity
Prosecutorial vindictiveness or misconduct
Provocation
Self-defense, Castle doctrine and” Stand your Ground”
Selective prosecution
Vague or overbroad statute
Call 864-591-1093.
"When it’s time to lawyer up." SM
NEVER, NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE IF YOU ARE UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. ALWAYS TELL THE OFFICER YOU WANT A LAWYER AND CALL OUR OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOUR SILENCE OR REQUEST FOR A LAWYER CANNOT BE USED AGAINST YOU IN COURT.
Above is a photo of George Stinney, Jr., the youngest person ever executed in the United States. Stinney died in South Carolina's electric chair in 1944 at the age of just 14 years. He walked to the execution chamber with a Bible under his arm, which was later used as a booster seat in the electric chair as he stood just 5 feet 1 inches tall. From the time of the murders until his execution, just eighty-one days had passed.
Andrew J. Johnston is certified to act as lead counsel in death penalty cases by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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