S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁Hol mes ▁v . ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁the ▁court ▁un anim ously ▁over turn ed ▁Hol mes ' ▁conv iction ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁trial ▁because ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁evidence ▁viol ated ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁full ▁defense . ▁ ▁N ett les ▁entered ▁practice ▁with ▁Alex ▁Sand ers , ▁a ▁former ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁chief ▁judge , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁forming ▁Sand ers ▁& ▁N ett les , ▁L LC . ▁N ett les ▁represented ▁Michael ▁Ph el ps ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁investig ated ▁for ▁mar iju ana ▁possession ▁after ▁being ▁photograph ed ▁holding ▁a ▁b ong ▁at ▁a ▁house ▁party ▁in ▁Columbia . ▁Ph el ps ▁was ▁not ▁charged . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁N ett les ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁practice . ▁He ▁tries ▁criminal ▁defense , ▁wh ist leb lower , ▁personal ▁injury , ▁and ▁general ▁civil ▁cases ▁from ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁North ▁Char l eston ▁h ired ▁N ett les ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁initial ▁facil it ator ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 5 - person ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Ad vis ory ▁Commission ▁on ▁Community - Pol ice ▁Rel ations . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Democratic ▁primary , ▁N ett les ▁led ▁the ▁legal ▁team ▁for