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Cannarella comments on parole in Surell murder case
From MSN.com, By Emily Johnson and Nick Reagan, April 21, 2026 (Read full article and watch video here) SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — Thirty-six years after 13-year-old Crystal “Crickette” Surell disappeared on her way to school in Ladson and was found brutally murdered,…
Why most South Carolina criminal cases never reach a jury
From Live5news.com, By Emily Johnson and Michael Allison, January 15, 2026 (Read full article and watch video here) CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Nearly every criminal case in Charleston County ends with a plea deal, but some victims say those deals leave them feeling…
Driving cab, working in prison helped Savage’s legal career
From CharlestonCityPaper.com, by Andy Black, October 17, 2025 (Read full article here) Charleston defense lawyer Andy Savage has long been the guy who you want on your side if you are in real trouble. In his illustrious five-decade career, he’s worked with…
Charleston solicitor dismisses case against former deputy
From PostandCourier.com, by Kailey Cota, August 6, 2025 (Read full article here) Charges dropped against fired Charleston County sheriff’s deputy accused of assault and battery CHARLESTON — The 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office dismissed charges against a former…
Supreme Court Announces 2024 Pro Bono Honor Roll Recipients
From SCcourts.org, July 15, 2025 (Read full article here) Announcement of Joseph Cannarella honor roll recipient award for pro bono work in 2024 “Being named to the Pro Bono Honor Roll is recognition for those in the legal profession who have demonstrated a commitment…
Judge throws out case against Michael Colucci just before Berkeley County trial to begin
From PostandCourier.com.com, June 17, 2025, by Alan Hovorka (Read full article here) MONCKS CORNER — Michael Colucci burst into tears as a judge dismissed the murder case against him June 17 before his retrial could open, declaring him a free man after finding law…
Judge dismisses Michael Colucci murder case, squashes indictment
From abcnews4.com, June 17, 2025, by Perrin Moore (Read full article here) SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Judge Roger Young has dismissed the case for Michael Colucci’s alleged murder of his wife in 2015. The indictment against Colucci has been squashed without…
‘An unusual remedy’: Judge drops case against Summerville jeweler charged in wife’s death
From Live5News.com, June 17, 2025, by Patrick Phillips and Melissa Rademaker (Read full article here) BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – The Summerville man charged in his wife’s 2015 death says he’s very grateful after a judge dismissed the indictment the same day…
Ex-Summerville cop accused of murder in Chick-fil-A shooting may be granted bond. Here’s what we know.
From PostandCourier.com, July 15, 2024, by Alan Hovorka ahovorka (Read full article here) MONCKS CORNER — A former Summerville police officer may be granted bond by the end of the week following a hearing in which his attorney made the first public defense of the man…
Photos: Anthony DeLustro bond hearing under advisement per judges orders
From PostandCourier.com, July 15, 2024, by Andrew Whitaker (Read full article here) Bond hearing for Anthony DeLustro at the Berkeley County Courthouse in Moncks Corner Monday, July 15, 2024. DeLustro is charged with murder and attempted kidnapping in the death of…
Fired and charged deputy says he punched man he had arrested before because he feared he had a gun
From APnews.com, December 5, 2023, by Jeffrey Collins (Read full article here) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Body camera video of a sheriff’s deputy who was fired and arrested in South Carolina shows him repeatedly punching a man in the head after a car chase. The man is…
Attorneys for former CCSO deputy charged with assault deny racial slur allegations
From ABCnews4.com, November 29, 2023, by Matthew Sockol (Read full article here) CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The attorneys for the former Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputy facing criminal charges are denying allegations that their client used…
‘There’s a reason why he was charged,’ attorneys disagree over former CCSO deputy’s acts
From ABCnews4.com, November 29, 2023, by Claire Weber (Read full article here) CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Attorneys are arguing over what happened in a high-speed chase that led to the firing of a Charleston County deputy. Former Deputy James Henry Carter III…
Judge sets bond for ex-Charleston Co. deputy accused of knocking man unconscious
From Live5news.com, November 27, 2023, by Melissa Rademaker and Patrick Phillips (Read full article here) CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a former Charleston County deputy in connection with an October pursuit….
Judge rejects convicted killers’ motions for shorter sentences in Charleston hearings
From Postandcourier.com, June 4, 2023, by Ema Rose Schumer (Read full article here) Long after the lives of innocent victims ended and the people responsible were sentenced, two homicide cases returned this week to a Lowcountry courtroom, where a different judge…
Andy’s thoughts on Jury Selection
From Postandcourier.com, January 22, 2023, by Thad Moore (Read full article here) “I don’t want somebody who’s had their head in the sand. I wouldn’t want somebody who hasn’t heard about Murdaugh, because I want somebody who’s part of the world,” Savage said. “I…
Assault charge against ex-SC Highway Patrol trooper dismissed on double jeopardy grounds
From Postandcourier.com, December 21, 2022, by Ema Rose Schumer (Read full article here) MYRTLE BEACH — The criminal case against a former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper accused of assaulting a driver during a traffic stop was dismissed earlier this…
Families in Charleston church massacre reach $88M settlement with DOJ
From NPR.org, October 28, 2021 (Read full article here) The families of nine people who died in a racist mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., have reached an $88 million settlement with the Department of Justice, after…
Judge clears store clerk of murder in customer’s fatal shooting at downtown store
SOURCE: The Post and Courier – July 13, 2021, Olivia Diaz and Steve Garrison | Read entire article A 9th Circuit Court judge cleared a store clerk of murder charges in a September fatal shooting at a downtown convenience store. wntown convenience store. Suhib…
Former Summerville man convicted of manslaughter to get new trial, state Supreme Court says
SOURCE: The Post and Courier – April 25, 2018, Gregory Yee | Read entire article A man convicted of manslaughter by a Charleston jury in 2007 will get a new trial after text messages sent back and forth between an attorney in the audience and a juror prompted…