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May 14, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Grants New Trial in Armed Robbery Case

The evidence corroborated the testimony of a defense witness and provided independent support of the defendant’s asserted alibi. Corey Simmons…

May 13, 2013 Federal Appeals Court Vacates Probated Sentence in Healthcare Fraud Case

Dr. Rick Kuhlman, a chiropractor with offices in Atlanta and Nashville, executed a fraudulent billing scheme from 2005 to 2010…

May 6, 2013 Georgia Court of Appeals Reversal in Asset Forfeiture Case

The Butts County Sheriff’s Office seized $28,700 from Goodwin’s car during a traffic stop, alleging that the money was tied…

May 3, 2013 Morehouse Students Facing Sexual Assault Charges in Fulton Co.

Three students, Tevin Mgbo, Malcolm Jamal Frank, and Chukwudi Ndudikwa, were arrested on April 11th for their involvement in an…

April 30, 2013 Court of Appeals Recognizes Mistake of Fact Defense in Child Sex Cases

The Court’s decision, however, may have a significant impact on the defense of future child sexual offense cases as the…

April 18, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Affirms Child Pornography Convictions

Henderson was arrested in September 2009 when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force traced an…

April 15, 2013 Perplexing Decision Regarding Georgia’s Child Hearsay Statute

The Court rejected Maurer’s argument that his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated when the alleged victim was not…

April 13, 2013 Venue Issue Leads to Reversal in Clayton Co. Child Molestation Case

The State alleged that Carter had inappropriate sexual contact with his girlfriend’s 11 year-old daughter A.W. beginning in the summer…

April 5, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Revisits Child Molestation Case and Affirms Convictions

James Wilder was convicted at trial of statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, child molestation, and sexual exploitation of a child…

April 4, 2013 Georgia Legislature Reduces Punishment for Teen Sexting

“Sexting” was formerly prosecuted as a felony offense just like any other child pornography crime, however, under the new law…

April 1, 2013 Supreme Court: Use of K-9 Outside Home Requires Search Warrant

In this case, a police officer, acting on an anonymous tip, approached Jardines’ house with a drug-sniffing dog who alerted…

Ga Court of Appeals: Child Molestation is not Lesser Offense of Statutory Rape

Joseph Nelson was charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of indecent exposure. The State accused him…

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