{"id":411,"date":"2022-02-16T17:47:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T22:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlestoncarriagehorseadvocates.com\/uncategorized\/2022-2-16-trails-delayed-as-sc-lawyer-legislators-receive-absolute-protection\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:46:11","slug":"2022-2-16-trails-delayed-as-sc-lawyer-legislators-receive-absolute-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlestoncarriagehorseadvocates.com\/our-blog\/2022\/02\/16\/2022-2-16-trails-delayed-as-sc-lawyer-legislators-receive-absolute-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Trails delayed as SC lawyer-legislators receive &#8216;absolute protection&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Did you know? \u201cAs a result of orders from the top judge in South Carolina, defendants who hire some lawmakers to serve as their defense attorneys could have their trials delayed indefinitely\u201d Live 5 News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Almost 3 years ago, a carriage driver in Charleston allegedly assaulted a carriage horse advocate. The carriage horse advocate pressed charges. The carriage driver hired a SC state legislator as his attorney. Apparently hiring legislators is a common strategy, as the Live5 News reports (see link below). These trials can drag on for years, as has this trial, as South Carolina state legislators are permitted an exemption from showing up at a trial if they have legislative duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor crime victims, those days in court tend to get pushed very far out when a lawyer-legislator is representing a defendant,\u201d South Carolina Victim Assistance Network Legal Director Sarah Ford said, <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">\u201cCertainly lawyer-legislators have a right to make a living, but at the expense of grinding the wheels of justice to a halt, I don\u2019t know that that\u2019s fair for crime victims.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2e22f3526ebd9f27ba1162706&amp;id=1dfe6b37ec&amp;e=16f13aabb7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2021\/09\/23\/trials-delayed-due-sc-lawyer-legislators-receiving-absolute-protection\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carriage horses, mules and the citizens who speak out for them deserve justice. But when will that occur?<br \/>Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates care. And they fight every day to bring more humane and safe working and living conditions for these voiceless animals. You can be a part of our team. You can lend your voice to them.<\/p>\n<p>Join us today. It\u2019s easy! Check out our up-to-date website. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Tell your friends and family to do the same. Write a comment. Write a legislator!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write the Mayor.<\/strong><br \/>P.O. Box 652.<br \/>Charleston, SC 29402<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call the Mayor:<\/strong><br \/>Phone: 843-577-6970.<\/p>\n<p>Call City Council!<\/p>\n<p>And click on the button below!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong><em>Donate NOW so that these animals have YOUR voice!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The horses and mules thank you.<\/p>\n<div\n  class=\"sqs-block-button-container sqs-block-button-container--center\"\n  data-animation-role=\"button\"\n  data-alignment=\"center\"\n  data-button-size=\"small\"\n  data-button-type=\"tertiary\"\n><br \/>\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/ccha?amount=25\"\n    class=\"sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-button-element--tertiary sqs-block-button-element\"\n    \n  ><br \/>\n    DONATE TODAY<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><strong>Did you know? \u201cAs a result of orders from the top judge in South Carolina, defendants who hire some lawmakers to serve as their defense attorneys could have their trials delayed indefinitely\u201d Live 5 News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - 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