Attorney Grant B. Smaldone is a trial lawyer focused on criminal defense in state and federal courts in Charleston, SC, and Eastern South Carolina.
Grant takes criminal defense and your freedom seriously. He is a member of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (SCACDL) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). He is a former prosecutor, a former public defender, and he has a proven track record of acquittals and dismissals in criminal cases ranging from traffic violations to murder prosecutions.
Grant accepts state and federal criminal defense cases in Charleston County, Dorchester County, Georgetown County, Horry County, and the surrounding areas in Eastern South Carolina.
If you’ve been charged with a crime in the Charleston, SC area, call at (843) 808-2100 or fill out our online contact form to set up a free consultation to discuss your case.
In State v. Bowers, decided August 7, 2019, the SC Court of Appeals reversed a voluntary manslaughter conviction because the trial court improperly instructed the jury that they could find that Bowers was engaged in mutual combat. What is mutual combat in SC, and why didn’t it apply in this case? Bowers was originally charged with ...
Is the smell of hemp probable cause in SC? I mean, I suppose it is – hemp smells like marijuana - until the SC Supreme Court decides a case with this issue. But, if hemp is legal in SC, and cops are unable to distinguish the smell and appearance of hemp (legal) from the smell ...
