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December 5, 2013 Improper Comments by ADA Lead to Reversal of GA Rape Conviction

In Cheeks v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s convictions for rape and false imprisonment, finding that…

December 4, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: Molestation Allegation Not Prejudicial to Murder Defendant

In Crowder v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for murder and related crimes despite the…

November 29, 2013 Court of Appeals Examines Georgia’s Sexual Assault Statute

In Ellis v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for aggravated sexual battery and sexual assault,…

November 27, 2013 Georgia Child Pornography Conviction Upheld by Court of Appeals

In Sorg v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction for sexual exploitation of children, finding the…

November 11, 2013 Bernard Addresses GA Criminal Defense Lawyers at GACDL Fall Seminar

This past weekend, GACDL held its annual Fall Seminar at the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia. Bernard was…

November 7, 2013 GA Supreme Court Reverses Solicitation of Sodomy Conviction

In Watson v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned the defendant’s conviction for solicitation of sodomy, finding that the…

November 4, 2013 DeKalb County Police Officer Charged with Child Molestation

Manuel Williams, a DeKalb County Police Officer, has been arrested and charged with child molestation. Williams, 49, had been with…

October 31, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: Confession Admissible in Statutory Rape Case

In State v. Munoz, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s order suppressing the defendant’s confession, holding that…

October 29, 2013 Indictment Held Sufficient in GA Internet Child Sting Case

In State v. Cohron, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the defendant’s motion to quash his indictment,…

October 16, 2013 Court of Appeals: Kiss Can Constitute Child Molestation in GA

In Thomas v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction for child molestation, holding that his admission…

October 14, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Finds Valid Waiver in Child Molestation Case

In Talton v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for rape, child molestation, and aggravated child…

October 3, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Finds Jury Trial Waiver Valid in Rape Case

In Birdette v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s rape conviction and held that despite the defendant’s…

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