On two occasions, the defendant confiscated cell phones belonging to women which had gone off in the courtroom. It was…
July 8, 2017 New Trial Granted for Defendant in Molestation CaseAt trial, the evidence showed that the 12-year-old alleged victim and her cousin visited the defendant’s house. The alleged victim…
June 22, 2017 Error in Sexual Battery Instruction Found Not to be Plain ErrorThe Court found that the instructions as a whole properly instructed the jury on the law and that the defendant…
June 14, 2017 Court Rules that Prior Act from 35 Years Ago is AdmissibleThe defendant, a child psychologist, was indicted on seven counts of child molestation and one count of sexual exploitation of…
June 8, 2017 Georgia Prosecutor Avoids Discipline For Brady ViolationA week prior to trial, the prosecutor interviewed the child, who denied that the accused had ever touched his butt,…
May 22, 2017 Conviction Affirmed Despite Issues with Victim’s CredibilityThe Court also held that despite the alleged victim’s credibility issues, the evidence did not warrant the granting of a…
May 9, 2017 Molestation Defendant Must Show How Inadequate Notice Harmed DefenseThe defendant was accused of molesting his girlfriend’s 7 and 8-year-old granddaughters. At trial, he was convicted of six counts…
April 25, 2017 Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Rape IndictmentThe Court held that the statute of limitations was not tolled since the defendant’s identity was not “unknown” to the…
April 18, 2017 Court of Appeals Finds that Pardon Removes Registry RequirementsThe Court held that the defendant had therefore committed no offense under Georgia law. In 1995, the defendant was convicted…
April 10, 2017 Court Rejects Claims of Error in Child Molestation AppealAddressing the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the defendant argued that counsel was ineffective in failing to have the child’s…
April 4, 2017 Court Partially Reverses Demurrers in Computer Pornography CaseThe record reflects that local police officers and the FBI placed an ad on the internet describing a lone female…
March 21, 2017 Court Reverses Conviction in Sex Offender Registry CaseO.C.G.A. § 42-1-12 (f)(4) requires each person on the sex offender registry to annually renew by reporting in person to…
