Myrtle Beach Criminal Domestic Violence Lawyers
If you have been charged with Criminal Domestic Violence, (or CDV) the State has decided to prosecute you for either threatening to harm or causing physical harm to a member of your household.
South Carolina takes Criminal Domestic Violence very seriously. The State can prosecute this crime even when the alleged victim does not wish to pursue the charge.
Criminal Domestic Violence High and Aggravated is a felony and carries a minimum of one year and a maximum of 10 years. To be convicted of Criminal Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature, the State has to prove that a deadly weapon was used, a serious bodily injury occurred, or the threat caused the alleged victim to reasonably fear serious bodily injury or death. If the jury does not find any of these aggravating factors, a person can still be found guilty of Criminal Domestic Violence instead.
Criminal Domestic Violence (First Offense) is a criminal misdemeanor and can carry up to 30 days in jail, a heavy fine, and, if you are convicted of Criminal Domestic Violence you will lose your right to carry a firearm.
View South Carolina Code of Laws Title 16, Chapter 25 on criminal domestic violence.