A criminal defense attorney with more than a decade of experience, Stephen Krzyston has held several positions within various legal organizations. In 2019 he joined Cavanaugh & Thickens, a law practice that provides legal representation for criminal defense and personal injury matters. As part of his work, Stephen Krzyston represents clients facing criminal charges in South Carolina's state and federal courts.
In South Carolina's criminal offense classification system, class A felonies are serious criminal offenses that are punishable by up to 30 years in jail. Examples of class A felonies are attempted murder, voluntary manslaughter, carjacking which results in serious bodily injury, and criminal sexual conduct. These offenses are typically violent in nature. South Carolina law also delineates certain crimes that are subject to variable penalties - exempt felonies. These crimes are not included in the state's criminal offense classification system, hence the “exempt” appellation. Examples of exempt felonies in South Carolina are first degree burglary (punishable by 15 years to life imprisonment), human trafficking (punishable by up to 45 years imprisonment, depending on repeat offense), murder (punishable by 30 years to life in prison), first-degree sexual conduct with a minor (punishable by 25 years imprisonment), and illegal possession of marijuana (punishable by five years in prison, fine, and tax penalty).
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