Under Georgia law, venue for a theft by deception offense is proper in any county in which the defendant exercised…
July 29, 2013 GA Supreme Court Permits Revisit of Pretrial Self-Defense OrderHipp was arrested for pulling out a knife during a fight and was subsequently indicted for aggravated assault and simple…
July 25, 2013 Georgia Court of Appeals Clarifies Plain Error ReviewIn doing so, the Court clarified the circumstances under which plain error review will be applicable. Central to the case…
July 23, 2013 Cobb County Music Teacher Arrested for Child PornographySkrabanek is a Marietta resident who has worked as an accompanist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Glenn Memorial…
July 18, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction for Giving False NameThe defendant possessed a valid Georgia driver’s license with one name, but his fingerprints in the FBI database corresponded with…
July 15, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Sentence in Sex Offender Registry CaseThe Court, however, reversed his sentencing as a recidivist on the grounds that the State could not use the same…
July 11, 2013 GA Supreme Court Applies Rule of Lenity in Identity Fraud CaseMcNair was charged for the theft and use of another’s credit card under Georgia’s identity fraud statute. He was tried…
July 9, 2013 GA Court Defines Possession of Deleted Child Pornography FilesThe files had been previously deleted, however, some of them remained stored in the unallocated space of the hard drive….
July 7, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: No Exclusionary Rule for Prior Acts EvidenceThe Court held that the exclusionary rule does not apply to evidence that was illegally seized in a prior incident…
July 1, 2013 GA Supreme Court Upholds Prosecution in Medicaid Fraud CaseThe defendant, Dr. Cecil Malloy, was indicted on two counts of Medicaid fraud in DeKalb County Superior Court. Prior to…
June 30, 2013 Ga Court of Appeals: Defense Waived Objection to Child HearsayWalker was charged with two counts of rape, four counts of aggravated child molestation, three counts of aggravated sodomy and…
June 24, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Affirms Suppression in Firearms CaseCarr was arrested and indicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a car in which he…
