Horry County Grand Jury Indicts Teenager
An Horry County grand jury has indicted a teenage boy for assault and battery with intent to kill. This indictment is based on an incident that occurred earlier this year outside a store near Myrtle Beach. A myrtle beach attorney will most likely be appointed to represent the teen at his initial appearance. If he has already hired a myrtle beach lawyer, that attorney will have already started the defense of the case. The teen was shot in the incident, along with the other teen that was involved in the case. The teen will be facing prison time in relation to this case. Police have stated that the two boys knew each other. The boys may have already faced criminal charges and the solicitor's office has just now decided to take the case before the grand jury.
There have been several teens indicted in South Carolina this year for violent crime. This increase has pushed the criminal justice system in the state to the edge. With so many cases and so few public defenders, the system is almost at a stand still. Criminal defense attorneys cannot take cases for free and the clients are without financial resources to pay for private attorneys.
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