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.
For many of us in South Carolina, gun ownership is just a part of life – SC residents use guns for hunting, target practice, and home defense. Nearly half of SC residents are gun owners. and it is critical that gun owners understand the gun laws in SC to avoid an unintentional violation. Below, we'll ...
“Three strikes laws” in some states have gotten a lot of attention over the years for their often harsh, nonsensical results – is there a three strikes law in SC also? SC’s life without parole (LWOP) law is our version of the three strikes law, although it also provides for life without parole after just ...
If you’ve been charged with resisting arrest in SC or know someone who has, you may wonder, “Can you resist an unlawful arrest in SC?” The answer is yes, but… SC law says that you can resist an unlawful arrest. Should you? Although I can imagine a few scenarios where it may be necessary to ...
You may have heard the phrase “trial tax” before. Is there a trial tax in SC? If you’ve ever been charged with a crime and considered taking your case to trial, you’ve almost certainly heard of the “trial tax.” What does it mean? It’s a fact that, in many cases, you will be sentenced to ...
