...Wise's trial lawyers. But that could be a tough tactic to press, said University of South Carolina law professor Bill McAninch. As long as a defendant is competent, he can overrule his lawyers and run his case however he likes, the professor...

...evidence gathering can slow a case. "You don't want to call a case if it is not ready to be called," he said. But Bill McAninch, a criminal and constitutional law professor at the University of South Carolina law school, said four years is...

...common law allows the public to use deadly force if the suspect turns out to be guilty of committing a felony, said Bill McAninch, a University of South Carolina law professor. "In South Carolina, it's kind of screwy and it's confusing...