As 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…
September 23, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Affirms Craigslist Sex Sting ConvictionsIn Muse v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s convictions for attempted aggravated child molestation and attempted…
September 18, 2013 Invalid Search Warrant Leads to Dismissal of Georgia Drug CaseIn Mitchell v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendants’ drug convictions, finding that the search warrant which…
September 16, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Assault Conviction Due to Judge’s RemarkThe Court held that the judge’s statement could have been construed by the jury as a comment on the evidence…
September 5, 2013 Taylor, Jr. Facing Child Molestation Charges in Cobb CountyThe son of famous New York Giants football player Lawrence Taylor was arrested on July 7th in Cobb County on…
September 2, 2013 GA Child Molestation Conviction Upheld Despite Variance in EvidenceStephens was accused of taking his daughter to an abandoned house and sexually assaulting her. The victim told her mother,…
August 28, 2013 GA Child Molestation Conviction Reversed Due to Trial Attorney ErrorsSpecifically, the Court found that the defense attorney failed to (1) obtain critical records supporting the defendant’s innocence, (2) seek…
August 21, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reversal Due to Invalid Search WarrantChatham was charged with violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act and moved to suppress evidence which had been seized…
August 20, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Finds Warrant for GPS Device UnlawfulEvidence showed that on August 5, 2010, someone committed a burglary at a residence in Fulton County. The next evening,…
August 12, 2013 11th Circuit Denies Habeas Review for Juvenile with Federal Life SentenceMorgan unsuccessfully sought an order from the district court to consider a second or successive motion to vacate or correct…
August 8, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reinstates Loitering ConvictionInitially, the trial court granted the defendant a new trial in response to his claim that the accusation was defective….
