The Court held that the trial court erred when it imposed life sentences for two of the seven counts due…
December 10, 2012 College Football Coach Cleared of Child Pornography ChargesHoffner, 46, was charged with one felony count of using minors in a sexual performance or pornographic work and one…
December 7, 2012 Two Child Molestation Trials in Brooklyn Shake up Jewish CommunityIn one case, Emanuel Yegutkin, a 33 year-old former private school principal, was convicted of sexually abusing three boys over…
Bernard Selected to Georgia Trend Magazine’s 2012 Legal EliteGeorgia Trend Magazine has selected Bernard to its 2012 Legal Elite which lists the top attorneys in the State of…
December 5, 2012 GA Teacher Arrested for Having Sex with 17 Year-Old StudentOfficials believe the alleged relationship was consensual and took place off school grounds over a period of three months. Under…
December 3, 2012 Illegal Detention Leads to GA Court of Appeals Reversal in Cocaine Trafficking CaseThe Court reversed the trial court and granted the defendant’s motion to suppress the cocaine and other evidence discovered as…
November 30, 2012 GA Supreme Court Vacates Death Sentence Due to Error in Voir DireThe Georgia Supreme Court held that this was an unreasonable restriction on voir dire and reversed Ellington’s death sentence. Ellington…
November 28, 2012 Woman Fights for Exoneration in Child Sexual Assault CaseFor nearly 20 years, Ramirez has maintained her innocence. One of her nieces recanted the accusations in 2010, making exoneration…
November 26, 2012 Accuser Recants Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Sesame Street ActorThe 23 year-old man accused Clash, the award-winning actor behind the beloved Elmo character for nearly three decades, of engaging…
November 16, 2012 GA Supreme Court Addresses Issue of Police Obtaining Cell and ISP RecordsGeorgia law does provide a procedure for law enforcement to subpoena the information but only in emergency situations. The Court…
November 14, 2012 Sexting Leads to Arrest of High School Basketball CoachJames Carter, who worked as an assistant coach for the Newton High School boys basketball team and as a special…
November 9, 2012 GA Child Molestation Conviction Affirmed Despite Child Hearsay ErrorAccording to evidence presented at trial, Welsh’s stepdaughter, R. F., alleged Welsh had molested her in 2005. R. F., who…
