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 CasesThe 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 ConvictionsHenderson 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 StatuteThe 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 CaseThe 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 ConvictionsJames 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 WarrantIn 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 RapeJoseph Nelson was charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of indecent exposure. The State accused him…
March 30, 2013 Convictions Reversed in North Georgia Internet Sting CaseThe Court also held that the defendant was entitled to a jury instruction on entrapment. Dennis Cosmo was charged with…
March 25, 2013 Kennesaw State Professor Accused of Child MolestationThe charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred when Robinson was visiting a friend’s home in Atlanta. According to…
