Dayne Phillips Attorney at Law

09/02/2026

Done

09/01/2026

08/28/2026

PASSION: There is no substitute!

08/27/2026

Are you following LINDSAY CLANCY trial? Here is the law in South Carolina regarding the affirmative defense of insanity versus guilty but mentally ill.

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c024.php

08/27/2026

Eyewitness misidentification plays a role in 70% of wrongful conviction that end in DNA exonerations.

Ervin Harris was exonerated last month after nearly five decades of wrongful conviction, based on an unreliable eyewitness identification.

(Bessemer, AL – Aug. 24, 2026) On June 19, 2026, a Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, judge vacated Ervin Harris’ conviction for a 1974 r**e after finding that the evidence against Mr. Harris — a single eyewitness identification — was unreliable. Mr. Harris, who spent 42 years in prison be...

08/26/2026

REVERSED AND REMANDED: Grateful for Theo and Jason bringing me on for the appeal. The South Carolina Court of Appeals reversed and remanded our Client's conviction and sentence of twenty-five years' imprisonment today. . .

*Disclaimer: Any result the lawyer or law firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

08/22/2026

My response on WLTX News19 regarding the Giglio issue raised during Alex Murdaugh's recent motion hearing.

Understanding the Giglio rule: Prosecutors must disclose evidence impacting a witness's credibility.

For law enforcement officers, this is generally impeachment evidence such as disciplinary records.

Disclosure of this evidence is essential for fair trials in legal proceedings.

08/22/2026

I was on WLTX News19 discussing Alex Murdaugh's motion to seek an independent expert review of DNA evidence, questioning the State's exclusive control over retesting (especially in a volatile situation where evidence could be destroyed).

The Defense also questioned why the State had not pursued all avenues to retest the DNA evidence sooner, especially in a case relying heavily on circumstantial evidence.

This follows a reversal of his convictions and sentences after Murdaugh was denied his right to a fair trial.

Judge McCaslin granted the motion to allow for independent testing of the DNA evidence.

08/20/2026

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