• Criminal Defense
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Offenses
• Juvenile Crime
• Property Crimes
• Underage Alcohol Charges

Experience in high-profile felony cases. Knowledge of criminal law. Time as a prosecutor or judge that taught them to view cases from different perspectives. The ability to represent clients facing a range of charges in federal or state court.

These are just a few of  the skills the criminal defense lawyers at Morton & Gettys offer clients. As a group the attorneys have handled a range of criminal cases, both felony and misdemeanor, including:

• Murder
• Assault and battery
• Sexual assault
• Domestic violence
• Kidnapping
• Robbery
• Drug-related offenses
• Larceny
• Breach of trust
• Embezzlement
• White collar fraud
• False pretenses
• Shoplifting
• Financial transaction card crimes
• Receiving stolen goods
• Forgery
• Fraudulent checks
• Burglary
• Arson
• Malicious injury to property
• Blackmail and extortion
• Computer crimes
• Conspiracy
• Solicitation and attempt
• Driving under the influence
• Traffic offenses

The attorneys at Morton & Gettys emphasize a “team approach” in every case they handle. Two of them – Jim Morton and John Shiflet – are former prosecutors who have considerable experience handling criminal cases.

Jim Morton has over 30 years of criminal law experience. He’s prosecuted and defended dozens of homicide cases, including death-penalty murder cases. He prosecuted two of the earliest cases involving DNA evidence in South Carolina. Since entering private practice, he’s been called upon to serve as a special prosecutor in York, Chesterfield and Sumter counties.

John Mark Shiflet also has handled criminal cases from both the prosecutor’s perspective and from the defense side. He has vast knowledge of technical legal issues that are extremely important in DUI cases as well as other criminal charges.

Elizabeth Smith Owen, who previously served as a municipal judge, has experience representing juveniles facing misdemeanor and felony charges in Family Court.

Your relationship with Morton & Gettys begins with us getting to know you as well as the circumstances of the criminal charge you are facing. Our representation will involve legal research, obtaining and evaluating the evidence against you, communicating and meeting with you about your case, preparing your defense and arguing your case in court.

If you have been arrested or accused of a crime, contact an experienced Rock Hill defense lawyer at Morton & Gettys to discuss your case. Initial consultations are free.