In Regan v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Georgia’s sentencing scheme for child molestation offenses was unconstitutional because…
October 24, 2023 Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard for Admission of Accuser’s Prior False AllegationIn Gallegos-Munoz v. State, the Court of Appeals held that a defendant is still required to make a threshold showing…
September 1, 2023 Exclusion of Evidence of Detective’s Child Molestation Arrest is ReversedIn Ridley v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s exclusion of evidence concerning the arrest of…
August 9, 2023 Court of Appeals Rejects State’s Attempt to Cure Unlawful Cell Phone SearchIn State v. Thurston, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the State could not cure the unlawful warrantless search…
July 20, 2023 Guilty Plea in Molestation Case Possibly the Result of Ineffective CounselIn Mathis v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the defendant may be entitled to withdraw his guilty…
June 27, 2023 Habeas Relief Affirmed in Molestation Case Due to Ineffective Assistance ClaimIn Smith v. Chandler, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the granting of habeas relief to a petitioner convicted of child…
May 25, 2023 Court of Appeals Upholds Cell Phone Search of Peeping Tom SuspectIn Tatum v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that a police officer had probable cause to seize and…
April 28, 2023 Brody Law Firm Earns Another Acquittal and Super Lawyers SelectionIt has been a long time since we’ve bragged about our accomplishments on our legal blog as we typically reserve…
March 31, 2023 Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction in Internet Sting CaseIn Yeamans v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a defendant arrested in a Forsyth…
February 28, 2023 Defending Child Pornography Charges in Georgia – A Multi-Tiered ApproachOver the years, we’ve successfully defended many cases where our clients were charged in state or federal court with the…
January 31, 2023 Court of Appeals Rules that Defendant Gave Valid Consent to Search his iPadIn Cruz v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a defendant’s motion to suppress finding that…
December 16, 2022 Divided Georgia Supreme Court Finds that Defendant Consented to Search of his ComputerIn Winslow v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court held 5-4 that the defendant initially consented to a search of his…
