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.
Should you go with a public defender or a private attorney? It’s kind of a ridiculous question. If you are charged with a crime and you can afford an attorney, you aren’t going to get a public defender unless you lie on your application or someone is willing to pay your attorney fees for you. ...
A recent news story got quite a lot of buzz in the Myrtle Beach area with a headline announcing: “Female Rape Victim Charged After Stalking Attacker and Stripping the Skin Off His Genitals with Potato Peeler.” Wow! I thought. Just… Wow! Did that really happen? Like a real-life version of The Girl with the Dragon ...
Is hate speech protected by the First Amendment? In my opinion, based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s First Amendment opinions for over 70 years now, hate speech is equivalent to “fighting words,” it is not protected by the First Amendment, and the U.S. Supreme Court needs to address this question head-on and soon. Does the ...
“The police didn’t read Miranda rights to me – can I get my case dismissed?” This may be the most common criminal defense-related question that we hear from new clients. Everyone has seen police officers cuffing a suspect on Hawaii Five-O or other cop shows as they tell the suspect they have the right to ...
