Defending People from Out of State on Criminal Charges
With about 10 million visitors a year, the Myrtle Beach-Grand Strand area of South Carolina represents one of the South's busiest tourist centers. With annual attractions ranging from various bike rally events to golf tournaments and spring break, our area sees many hundreds of visitors arrested every month on charges ranging from DUI to assault or serious drug charges.
Contact an experienced criminal defense lawyer at the Monckton Law Firm in Myrtle Beach if you come from out of state and ran into trouble with the law while visiting. We can advise you about the specific risks and consequences that conviction might mean for you, and help identify realistic ways to avoid punishment on the offense charged.
Our defense attorneys advise and represent tourists, college students on spring break, recent high school graduates, motorcyclists, golfers, and other visitors on such misdemeanor and felony charges as the following:
- DUI or DWUAC charges
- Drug possession or distribution
- Theft crimes ranging from shoplifting to grand larceny
- Sex crimes such as prostitution, solicitation of a minor, indecent exposure, or criminal sexual conduct
- Vandalism or property damage offenses
- Fighting, public intoxication or disorderly conduct charges
- Serious traffic violations
People who are arrested or charged with serious crimes while visiting from out of state have a strong interest in resolving the problem on terms that can get them home quickly. Except for severe felony offenses, we can usually obtain your release on bond or even personal recognizance, and handle your defense without the need for you to return to South Carolina.
In cases involving guilty pleas to reduced or compromised charges, most of our clients will qualify for a sentence of community service that can be served in your own state. Many clients will also be eligible for eventual expungement of the record of the criminal case against you.
For more information about our ability to protect the interests of defendants who come from out of state, contact the Monckton Law Firm in Myrtle Beach.
