Atlantic Beach Council Woman Still Faces Trial
http://www.criminal-trial-lawyer.org/lawyer-attorney-1293152.htmlAn Atlantic Beach council woman was found guility of 2 seperate traffic ticket violations last week. Councilwoman Retha Pierce still faces a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. Mrs Pierce proceeded to trial before an Horry County Magistrate and was found guilty of the traffic violations. All traffic tickets in Mrytle Beach and Horry County are heard before a magistrate judge. Many misdemeanors are also heard before a magistrate judge. South Carolina is one of the only states were a defendant has a right to a jury trial for a traffic violation. It is unclear if Ms. Pierce requested a jury trial or had an attorney as her statement about the case did not match the information released by the solicitor's office. Hopefully she will now go hire a defense attorney if she did not have one.
The traffic tickets Ms. Pierce was found guilty of violating did not cause her to lose her drivers license. She did however have to pay a fine and was most likely given points on her license. Ms. Pierce will face jail time if she is found guilty of resisting arrest. The arresting agency was the Horry County Sheriff's Department.
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