Ariail: Ludwig case doesn’t define him

Former prosecutor hopes started Greenville County's drug court

JANUARY 21, 2011 11:25 a.m. (0)

Former 13th Circuit Solicitor Bob Ariail knows he’ll be remembered for John Ludwig, the case that produced controversy and protests during the final months of his 14-year tenure as Greenville County’s top prosecutor.

Ludwig, a Greenville businessman, received probation for driving his Maserati through a man’s house and killing him.

Ariail hopes instead to be remembered for starting Greenville County’s drug court, for improving the quality of lawyers in the solicitor’s office and for pursuing justice in each case.  Continue reading...

 

The life and trials of William Walter Wilkins

MAY 27, 2011 12:00 p.m. (2)

As a child, Billy Wilkins fell in love with courtroom drama while watching his father try cases at the Greenville County Courthouse.

He made up his mind then to be an attorney and went on to become an iconic figure in state legal circles as 13th Circuit solicitor, chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and in private practice today.

He is well connected in Republican circles and was Ronald Reagan’s first appointment to the federal court system in the early 1980s.  Continue reading...

 

Ludwig violates probation

Revocation hearing set for January

NOVEMBER 10, 2011 1:39 p.m. (0)

John Ludwig, the Greenville man who served no jail time after he lost control of his Maserati and it went through a house, killing the homeowner, could find out on Jan. 13 whether he’ll have to go to prison.

Ludwig faces two counts of probation violation after a weekend arrest on a criminal domestic violence charge.

He was released on a $10,000 bond and ordered to appear in court for a probation revocation hearing on Jan. 13.  Continue reading...