http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/ Published by Russell Mace & Associates, P.A. en-us 2010-03-05T17:35:49-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2010/03/sentencing_enhancements_in_fed.html When charged with a federal crime, it is important to learn about the Federal Sentencing system because it is very different from state court proceedings. The Federal System uses the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are now advisory, when calculating... Federal Sentencing Russell Mace 2010-03-05T17:35:49-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2010/03/failure_to_stop_for_a_blue_lig.html In a recent opinion, United States v. Rivers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit readdressed whether a conviction for failure to stop for a blue light in South Carolina constitutes a crime of violence under the... Appeals Russell Mace 2010-03-01T16:24:13-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2010/01/mexican_drug_cartel_control_co.html Over the past several years there has been a major shift in the manner in which cocaine arrives in the United States. In years past my office in Miami represented a large number of Columbia, Cuban and Haitian nationals that... Drug Charges Russell Mace 2010-01-10T11:52:49-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2010/01/child_pornography_indictment.html 2009 has turned out to be a very big year for child pornography indictments in South Carolina. The use of KAZAA and Limewire for sharing information on the internet has turned out to be a tremendous help to the government... Federal Crimes Russell Mace 2010-01-09T14:21:21-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/12/south_carolina_immigration_att.html The Mace Firm is announcing that we are starting an immigration division. This division will be headed by Nicole Mace. The immigration attorney in our Myrtle beach office will handle family based immigration issues throughout South Carolina. Family based visas... Civil Russell Mace 2009-12-10T13:56:03-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/12/mortgage_fraud_indictments.html There have been recent mortgage fraud indictments released from the United States Attorney in South Carolina. These indictments are actually bank fraud charges. There is actually no such crime in the federal judicial system called "mortgage fraud." There is a... Mortgage Fraud Russell Mace 2009-12-10T11:11:18-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/12/myrtle_beach_divorce_attorney.html Myrtle Beach Divorce Attorney Nicole Mace was recently quoted in the Sun News regarding the divorce of Governor Mark Sanford. Nicole Mace is an attorney with The Mace Firm in Myrtle Beach. Mrs. Mace heads the family law section The... Civil Russell Mace 2009-12-01T13:20:47-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/10/prior_bad_acts_evidence_in_lew.html The South Carolina Supreme Court recently held that evidence of prior bad acts of a defendant are not admissible unless motive or intent are at issue with the case. This is classically referred to as 404 Evidence. The United States... Crimes Involving Children Russell Mace 2009-10-10T16:22:35-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/09/myrtle_beach_attorney_indicted.html An attorney in South Carolina was arrested for soliciting a client to commit murder. Irby Walker has been arrested for trying to have another attorney killed. The case is being prosecuted in Horry County, South Carolina. Mr. Walker has been... White Collar Crime Russell Mace 2009-09-29T12:50:37-05:00 http://www.southcarolinacriminallawyerblog.com/2009/09/federal_appeals_1.html Time is of essence when reviewing a case for a federal criminal appeal. Our federal appellate attorneys are experienced with handling these cases on a daily basis. Hiring the right attorney at his level is your last chance at freedom... Federal Appellate Attorney Russell Mace 2009-09-27T23:19:27-05:00