The Georgia Supreme Court held that this was an unreasonable restriction on voir dire and reversed Ellington’s death sentence. Ellington…
November 28, 2012 Woman Fights for Exoneration in Child Sexual Assault CaseFor nearly 20 years, Ramirez has maintained her innocence. One of her nieces recanted the accusations in 2010, making exoneration…
November 26, 2012 Accuser Recants Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Sesame Street ActorThe 23 year-old man accused Clash, the award-winning actor behind the beloved Elmo character for nearly three decades, of engaging…
November 14, 2012 Sexting Leads to Arrest of High School Basketball CoachJames Carter, who worked as an assistant coach for the Newton High School boys basketball team and as a special…
October 31, 2012 Westminster Student Charged with Aggravated Sexual BatteryHouk turned himself in to Atlanta police on Sunday and was charged with sexually assaulting one of his teammates in…
October 25, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Tampering with Evidence ConvictionShala King was stopped by the police for a traffic violation. After she pulled over, one of the officers testified…
October 17, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction for Failure to Prove KnowledgeAmin and Mohamed were jointly tried for possession of a Schedule I substance, cathinone, in violation of the Georgia Controlled…
October 15, 2012 Cobb County Judge Refuses DA’s Request to Dismiss Colotl’s Felony ChargeColotl was charged with false swearing after she gave deputies an incorrect address when she was arrested for driving without…
September 24, 2012 Georgia Law is Lacking in Compensation for the Wrongfully ConvictedThese individuals, referred to as “exonerees”, may receive $50,000 for each year in prison not to exceed $2 million. Three…
September 19, 2012 GA Supreme Court Alters Jury Instructions for Defendants Accused of Felony MurderNow, instead of requiring trial courts to instruct juries that they are precluded from returning a guilty verdict for felony…
August 15, 2012 11th Circuit: Decision to Exclude Eyewitness Expert Testimony Not ReviewableThe holding relies on what many feel is an outdated 1997 decision, United States v. Smith, 122 F.3d 1355 (11th…
August 13, 2012 Hearsay Rulings Critical in Drew Peterson TrialThroughout the first eight days of the trial, the prosecution has taken full advantage of a pretrial appellate court ruling…
