The record showed that the defendant was a registered sex offender, having been convicted of incest for his relationship with…
March 28, 2015 GA Child Molestation Conviction Reversed on Improper Jury InstructionAt trial, the State introduced a video of the alleged victim’s forensic interview and played it for the jury. In…
March 23, 2015 Deliberate Ignorance Charge Erroneous in GA Child Pornography CaseThe Court, however, affirmed his convictions for sexual exploitation of children, finding that the erroneous jury instruction did not rise…
March 16, 2015 Court Finds Defendant Failed to Timely Object to Other Crimes EvidenceThe Court held that the defendant must object to this evidence at the time the trial court makes a final…
March 11, 2015 GA Supreme Court Reverses Conviction in Child Cruelty CaseThe Court held that the evidence did not support the convictions because there was no evidence that the defendant left…
February 25, 2015 GA Supreme Court Affirms Reversal of Murder ConvictionThe record showed that several witnesses testified that they saw the defendant fatally shoot the victim after the victim intervened…
February 23, 2015 Ga Supreme Court: No Standing to Contest Cell Tower RecordsThe Court held that the trial court properly admitted cell phone “tower dump” records, finding that since the phone company…
February 22, 2015 Bernard Selected to 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers ListBernard has been selected to the 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers list that was just published in the March edition of…
February 21, 2015 Federal Court: Police May Use Fake Instagram Account to Obtain EvidenceThe court further ruled that photos and information obtained through the undercover Instagram account could then be admitted as evidence…
February 11, 2015 FAIR Act is Poised to Reform Federal Asset Forfeiutre LawThe Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act, or FAIR Act of 2015, aims to reform federal civil asset forfeiture laws which…
February 9, 2015 PA High Court Finds Lifetime Registration for Juveniles UnconstitutionalThe Court reasoned that the provisions violated the due process rights of juvenile offenders by creating an irrebuttable presumption that…
February 5, 2015 State’s Appeal Dismissed in South Georgia Rape CaseAndrade was charged with three counts of rape and one count of burglary. He filed a motion to suppress statements…
