The defendant was convicted of one count of child molestation stemming from an alleged incident involving a friend’s 8 year-old…
February 10, 2016 GA Supreme Court Affirms Grant of Petition for Removal from RegistryThe defendant entered an Alford plea to the offense of child molestation in the early 1990s following an incident involving…
February 5, 2016 Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Character EvidenceThe defendant was convicted of two counts of child molestation following an allegation made by his girlfriend’s teenage daughter. At…
January 27, 2016 GA Supreme Court Vacates Sexual Battery Conviction on HabeasThe evidence showed that six years prior to the alleged offense, the defendant suffered a series of strokes that resulted…
November 12, 2015 Conviction Affirmed Despite Comments on Pre-Arrest SilenceThe defendant was charged with child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes in connection with alleged incidents involving…
November 10, 2015 Court of Appeals Limits Ability to Deviate from Mandatory MinimumsThe defendant was convicted of one count of child molestation and one count of sexual exploitation of children. At sentencing, the…
November 3, 2015 Georgia Court of Appeals Sustains Demurrer in Molestation CaseThe defendant filed a special demurrer to quash the indictment on the grounds that the State failed to sufficiently narrow…
October 22, 2015 Despite Issues at Trial Court Finds Child Hearsay Statements AdmissibleThe defendant was convicted of aggravated child molestation following an alleged incident involving his girlfriend’s 4 year-old niece. The child…
September 22, 2015 Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Admission of Unlawful RecordingThe defendant was convicted of child molestation and aggravated child molestation following allegations made by his 15 year-old stepdaughter. During…
August 20, 2015 Court Holds Evidence of Defendant’s Propensity is now AdmissibleThe defendant was charged with child molestation following an incident with an 11 year-old relative with whom he lived temporarily….
May 14, 2015 GA Supreme Court: Attorneys Must Advise Clients of Parole IneligibilityThe defendant pleaded guilty to the offenses of child molestation, aggravated child molestation, statutory rape and enticing a child for…
May 4, 2015 Court of Appeals: PTSD Assessment Admissible in Child Sex Abuse CaseThe defendant was accused of molesting both his daughter and his niece. A therapist testified at trial that the daughter…
