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 AppealsIn 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 SeminarThis 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 ConvictionIn 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 MolestationManuel 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 CaseIn 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 CaseIn 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 GAIn 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 CaseIn 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 CaseIn Birdette v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s rape conviction and held that despite the defendant’s…
October 1, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Rules that Child’s Indictment Must be QuashedAs a result of obtaining the indictment over 280 days after the child’s arrest, the superior court was required to…
September 25, 2013 GA Supreme Court to Revisit Computer Child Exploitation CaseOn September 9th, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously granted certiorari to hear the appeal in State v. Cosmo, which was…
