Addressing the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the defendant argued that counsel was ineffective in failing to have the child’s…
March 11, 2017 Despite Biased Juror Court Affirms Molestation ConvictionA jury convicted the defendant of one count of child molestation for viewing a pornographic video with his four-year-old daughter…
February 20, 2017 Erroneous Jury Charge Leads to Reversal in Sexual Battery CaseHowever, the Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction for child molestation, ruling that the trial court did not err in admitting…
February 11, 2017 Court of Appeals Rules Statements Admissible in Molestation TrialThe defendant was being accused of child molestation and officers went to her house to arrest her on an unrelated…
January 31, 2017 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Child Deprivation ConvictionThe defendant left her two young children in bed at home for less than an hour while she was out…
January 12, 2017 Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Petition for Removal from RegistryIn 1991, the defendant was convicted of child molestation and aggravated child molestation following allegations that he fondled and engaged…
January 4, 2017 Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Molestation StatuteThe trial court found that the defendant, a teacher at a middle school, initiated a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old…
November 10, 2016 Molestation Case Reversed Due to Improper Closure of CourtroomThe defendant was charged with molesting his stepdaughter. The State filed a pretrial motion to close the courtroom during the…
October 3, 2016 GA Supreme Court Reverses Habeas Relief in Molestation CaseFollowing a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation and was sentenced to serve…
September 26, 2016 Court of Appeals Grants Withdrawal of Child Molestation PleaThe defendant pleaded guilty to the offense of child molestation and was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison. He…
September 19, 2016 Court of Appeals Affirms Granting of New Trial in Child Molestation CaseThe defendant was convicted of rape, child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and incest. At trial, defense counsel’s primary strategy was…
September 9, 2016 Court Remands Speedy Trial Ruling in Molestation CaseIn 2007, the defendant was charged with child molestation and aggravated sexual battery offenses that were alleged to have been…
