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January 30, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: Informant Insufficient to Establish Probable Cause

In late 2010, the Flowery Branch Police Department received information from an unidentified individual alleging the defendant, Eric Sutton, was…

January 24, 2013 Cobb County Sergeant Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Inmate

He has been charged with aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, sexual assault by a law enforcement officer, and violation of…

January 18, 2013 Cherokee County High School Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault

Police say Tamanini, 31, engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16 year-old student at the high school. Tamanini…

January 16, 2013 Youth Football League President Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

While investigating child pornography on a file sharing network, law enforcement linked an IP address to the Gonzales home. After…

January 14, 2013 Georgia Molestation Conviction Upheld Despite Child’s Recantations

Raul Lopez was convicted of aggravated child molestation, rape, and child molestation in Gwinnett County Superior Court. At trial, the…

January 11, 2013 GA Supreme Court Reverses Wiretap Ruling in Ecstasy Trafficking Case

This opinion reversed a Georgia Court of Appeals decision that upheld the State’s use of wiretapping in a multi-county drug…

January 10, 2013 SC High School Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery for Relationship with Students

She faces charges from both the Columbia Police Department and the Forest Acres Police Department for allegedly having an inappropriate…

January 8, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Aggravated Assault and Firearm Convictions

In April 2010, the Clayton County Police Department received a report of an ongoing burglary and a description of the…

January 2, 2013 Federal Court Rules that Husband’s Emails to Wife Not Privileged

Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, worked as an administrator for the Newport News school system…

December 19, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Conviction for Judge’s Failure to Recuse

As a result, the Court reversed the defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Anthony Hargis was convicted of attempt…

December 17, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Vacates 150-year Sentence for ID Fraud

Undreas Davis was convicted of three counts of theft by taking and twelve counts of financial identity fraud in 2009….

December 16, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Drug Trafficking Conviction on Illegal Pat Down

Williams was a passenger in a car that a Henry County police officer stopped for following too closely. Although he…

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