In Crumpton v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and held that an indictment properly charged…
April 21, 2022 No-Contact Condition of Probation Found to be Void for VaguenessIn Bryant v. State, a convicted sex offender appealed his sentence arguing that one of the special conditions of his…
April 6, 2022 Driving Instructor Considered “Teacher” Under Georgia’s Old Sexual Assault StatuteIn Huggins v. State, the defendant appealed his conviction for sexual assault, arguing that although he was employed as a…
October 16, 2020 Court of Appeals Affirms Nurse’s Sexual Assault and Surveillance ConvictionsIn Serdula v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals determined that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…
June 2, 2019 Court Holds That Witness’ Reference to Other Sex Acts Not Grounds for MistrialIn Earwood v. State, the defendant was an officer with the Cave Spring Police Department and was charged with the…
March 22, 2019 Court of Appeals Affirms Sexual Assault Conviction of Sheriff’s DeputyThe Court found that a woman who engaged in consensual sexual acts with the deputy was “in the custody of…
March 10, 2019 Supreme Court Finds Sex Offender GPS Monitoring UnconstitutionalIn Park v. State, it was argued by the defendant that the lifetime GPS monitoring requirement in Georgia’s sex offender…
February 27, 2019 Court: Substitute Teacher Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Georgia Sexual Assault StatuteAs a result, the Court concluded that the defendant could not be prosecuted for allegedly having sex with two of…
August 7, 2018 Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Child Abuse RegistryThe child abuse registry, more formally known as the Child Protective Services Information System, is accessible only to certain governmental…
November 19, 2017 Passports of Child Sex Offenders Will Note Their ConvictionsTo implement this change, the State Department will revoke the passports of these individuals and reissue the passport with the…
July 19, 2017 Court Affirms Dismissal of Sexual Battery Charges Against DeputyOn two occasions, the defendant confiscated cell phones belonging to women which had gone off in the courtroom. It was…
December 14, 2016 Reversal of Parapro’s Sexual Assault Conviction AffirmedThe Court, however, disagreed with the Court of Appeals’ reasoning as to what constitutes “supervisory or disciplinary authority” over the…
