The 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…
February 2, 2016 Court Reverses Parapro’s Conviction for Sexual AssaultThe defendant was a paraprofessional at a Cherokee County High School where he was hired to attend to the needs…
February 1, 2016 Court Finds Indictment Defective Due to Overbroad Range of DatesThe defendant was a health care provider and was indicted for Medicaid fraud and theft in relation to an alleged…
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…
January 11, 2016 Court Rules No Standing to Contest Search of Lost Cell PhoneThe defendants inadvertently left their smartphone in a Florida Walmart where it was discovered by an employee. Having made contact…
December 16, 2015 Court Reverses Rape Conviction Due to Violation of Right to CounselIn 1981, the defendant was tried in Columbus, GA on two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated sodomy, and…
November 19, 2015 GA Supreme Court Finds Computer Pornography Indictment DefectiveThe defendant in this case was a high school employee who became Facebook friends with a 15 year-old student at…
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…
